TAZ (Teen Advice Zone) offers advice and support related to sexual health.
If you are aged 13 to 19 you can receive free:
- Contraception (contraceptive pill, implant, injection, patch, coil and condoms) and advice about which type is best for you.
- Emergency contraception (the 'morning after pill') to prevent unwanted pregnancy (available for up to five days after unprotected sex). If TAZ is closed, you can get free emergency contraception from these chemists.
- Pregnancy testing and guidance on your options and next steps if you think you may be pregnant.
- Testing for some sexually transmitted infections, including chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV and syphilis.
- Information, advice and guidance about ANYTHING to do with sexual health, including questions about relationships, puberty, periods, body changes and growing up. There's no such thing as a silly question!
TAZ is a confidential service. Got questions? Ask taz@sthelens.gov.uk.
Text SHS to 07950081399, 24 hours a day for up-to-date clinic times.
Find TAZ at:
The Millennium Centre (First Floor)
Corporation Street
St.Helens
WA10 1HJ (near the bus station)
