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Menstrual Health and Pelvic Pain grant project
Funded by the Victorian Department of Education.
Sexual Health Victoria (SHV), in partnership with the Department of Education, will provide free Menstrual Health and Pelvic Pain Education sessions in Victorian government schools from 2025 to 2027.
This project supports current Victorian Government initiatives to reduce the impact of period poverty, reduce shame and stigma and address the impact of menstrual health on education.
- Free Period Product Initiative Victorian Department of Education
- Announcement from Ben Carroll, Education Minister: Supporting students to learn more about pelvic pain.
SHV has designed a comprehensive Menstrual Health and Pelvic Pain education program with content approved by the Department of Education that aligns with the Victorian and Australian Curriculum. Six hundred funded sessions will be delivered in four hundred schools supporting thousands of young people across the life of the project. The content is tailored to the age and development of the students in corresponding year levels and will be delivered by SHV’s experienced and trained educators.
In the first six months of the program in 2025, SHV delivered 132 sessions, reaching 7550 students across 96 schools. This includes 39 regional schools outside of Melbourne.
Staff professional learning sessions will provide the knowledge and confidence needed to provide age- and developmentally-appropriate responses to students seeking help regarding Menstrual Health and Pelvic Pain. Twenty funded professional development sessions including an e-learning module and a live webinar will be delivered over the life of the project.
Activities developed during the project with the support of the Department of Education will be made available on ARC.
This funded project prompted SHV to create a gender inclusive animated video to explain menstruation, pelvic pain and help seeking. Suitable for use with students from eight years old.
The Menstrual Cycle
