App Outreach Portal

The utilise of Hook upward apps in wellness promotion offers many unique outreach opportunities to achieve gay, bi+ and queer men and other men who accept sex with men (GB+QMSM) who otherwise might non access health information through other avenues. By doing 'passive' outreach work within this space, we bring our services to our community instead of requiring them to come to united states of america through conventional methods.

Online spaces such every bit Grindr act as informal customs networking tools for GB+QMSM to organise sexual practice and develop a variety of relationships and friendships.

Outreach workers and volunteer 'Sexperts' enter these online spaces to answer questions from GB+QMSM in an anonymous, approachable and sex-positive way. This outreach is passive in that Sexperts exercise not solicit contact with users but tin respond questions if asked.

The nigh common topic of conversation with Sexperts relates to general sexual health, PrEP, hazard reduction and testing.

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The ACON Code of Conduct dictates how all ACON staff and volunteers should acquit when engaging with the customs, including online spaces. Sexperts should be confident in their power to talk over HIV and sexual wellness with people in an accurate, accountable, and peer-led style. If you aren't feeling confident for whatever reason, please contact Harrison using hsarasola@acon.org.au.

Our guidelines for responding to questions from community members:

  • Be clear.

  • Utilise simple language and terminology.

  • Ensure your reply addresses their concern.

  • Be reassuring.

  • Stay calm, use simple linguistic communication

  • Be friendly and sex-positive.

  • We are not here to judge or shame.

  • Celebrate informed sex and sexual wellness.

  • Try and proceed things light and upbeat.

  • If you are not 100% sure of your answer, get in contact with Harrison Hither

Lastly, don't worry if the customs fellow member doesn't reply. They don't accept to if they don't want to, just report it here.

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Setting up your Mobile

Important

- if you take an existing personal Grindr profile. Please ensure you accept backed it up to your personal google drive. Otherwise, you might lose your chat history.

STEPS

Footstep 1: Download Grindr
STEP 2: Make sure you have your Sexpert login and Sexpert prototype set up to go!
STEP iii: Log into Grindr using your login.
Footstep 4: Re-create the below into your profile BIO:
"Here to help. Send me a message to talk about sexual activity, HIV, prep or sexual health. Have a question? I have answers. You can ask me annihilation!"
Stride 5: Brand sure that your contour looks like this: (don't be afraid to shake upwards your age as well!)

Stride vi: Fix chat backup by going to SETTINGS > scroll to chat > Conversation Backup > enter your sexpert email and countersign
(this will be a gmail account already)

And done!

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Setting upwardly a PC *please note currently non availible

ONLY attainable if you accept a telephone which you lot can use to unlock Grindr
STEP 1: Login to your Grindr mobile app
STEP 2: Open up https://spider web.grindr.com/
Step three: Either, login to Grindr Spider web using your grindr email/passcode OR use the QR code feature. This can exist found in the settings tab *see below*

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Setting up a Sexperts Phone

STEP 1: Turn on your Sexperts phone.
STEP two: Open Grindr from the main screen.
STEP iii: Enter your passcode
Step 4: You will be logged in, if prompted to restore your chat history. Select yes.

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The Reporting Process

Reporting is easy. After each chat with a person, merely report information technology here. or you tin save this link on your phone for even easier access:


What if I miss something?
If you miss reporting a conversation. When y'all recollect, jump onto the reporting page here and report the interaction. Merely make sure you back appointment information technology.

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RBelow are some responses to some regular questions we get during outreach. Please note: Grindr has a graphic symbol limit of 250 words so you lot might need to re-create each part of the response and transport this in separate messages. To help y'all do this apace we utilise the ' | ' as a symbol to indicate where you tin copy and paste upwards to for any given response. But copy up to that point, and edit/ship to the person, come back to the page and re-create the residual and that'due south it! :)

Dick motion-picture show response

I'thou sorry, I'm not hither for physical demonstrations. Just if you have a sexual health questions, happy to answer them :)
Happy grinding!

HIV - Transmission

Note : earlier responding with info, always try to ask questions that help you understand what is happening for the person your talking to. Use what, when and how questions to get more information and help y'all meliorate assess the state of affairs - validate their experience and reassure the person your talking to before getting into questioning.
It can also exist helpful to first allow them know why y'all're asking questions, for example:

Them: I'm worried I've been exposed to HIV… what should I practise?"
You: 'Hey there, thanks for getting in bear upon. Then I can help you I need to ask y'all a few questions, are you able to tell me a lilliputian nigh why your concerned?"

Some skilful follow up questions (rewrite them to sound like you):
- When you had the claw that you were worried about?
- What about that hook up was a concern for you?
- How tin can I aid? or What sort of support were you looking for?

HIV - Manual - standard responses

HIV is transmitted by 6 fluids, blood, cum (sperm), pre-cum,anal fluids, vaginal fluids (front hole) and breast (breast) milk. Coming into contact with these fluids isn't enough to contract the virus, enough of the virus needs to enter your | blood stream for you to be at risk. A swell tool which might help is the risk calculator from ACON here: https://endinghiv.org.au/stay-safe/take a chance-computer/

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If your worried you might be exposed to HIV it's a skillful idea to have a conversation to a health professional and book in for a test. Sexual Health Info link is a confidential and free service which connects you to a sexual wellness nurse. | Information technology'due south gratis, You don't need to provide any details and tin enquire your sexual wellness related questions.

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You lot can phone call SHIL Mon - Fri 9am till v:30pm on 1800 451 624 or for more info, here is their website: https://www.shil.nsw.gov.au/.

HIV - Oral sex

Oral sex is considered very depression risk for HIV transmission. Oral sex can transmit other STI's (which can be hands cured/treated, but no stress,if your worried book a simple and easy HIV & STI test here: https://endinghiv.org.au/exam-often/

TESTING

Is testing confidential?
Absolutely! - confidentiality is really important to sexual wellness nurses.

Where can I go tested?
Ending HIV has a neat tool to help y'all to find your nearest sexual health dispensary here: https://endinghiv.org.au/exam-ofttimes/where-to-get-tested/

Is testing free?

Great question! - YES! testing for STIs and HIV is gratuitous at sexual health clinics and ACON's aTEST clinics. More info, including locations here: https://endinghiv.org.au/test-often/where-to-go-tested/ - about as well, won't crave yous to have a medicare carte!

How often should I get tested?

You should become tested 4 times a year if yous are sexually active or once a twelvemonth if your aren't sexually active or are in a monogamous relationship.

PREP

What is PrEP?

PrEP stands for Pre Exposure prophylaxis. Information technology'south a pill you take before having sexual practice which prevents you from contracting HIV. PrEP can be taken daily, Periodically (for a short flow of time - like Mardi Gras) or | by taking PrEP on demand for periods of…fun :P. Here's a page with all the details: https://endinghiv.org.au/stay-safety/prep/


How can PrEP be taken?

There are a few ways you can take PrEP, ACON's ending HIV website has a great breakdown of each of these ways here: https://endinghiv.org.au/stay-safe/prep/ - but we also recommend | having a chat to your GP nigh which of these three ways works for you earlier taking any medication.

How can I access PrEP?

If you have a medicare card yous can access medicare through your regular GP equally PrEP is at present listed on the pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS). If y'all don't have have medicare at that place are still ways you can access PrEP! | nosotros would recommend getting in impact with PAN PrEP Access Now - https://www.pan.org.au/

What is PEP?

PEP stands for Mail Exposure Prophylaxis. If a person is concerned they have come into contact with HIV during a hook upward they tin can access PEP. Information technology must be taking inside 72 hours of coming into contact with HIV. | The medication lasts for a month and if taken within 72 hours, dramatically reduces the run a risk of HIV transmission.

Where can I get PEP?
To access PEP you tin by and large visit your local sexual wellness clinic or your local accidents and emergency department (at infirmary). To find out where to go PEP get hither: https://www.getpep.info/get-pep-now/nsw/.

NOTE: a person might also want to speak with a sexual health nurse, so delight mention SHIL just in case.

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To terminate your shift, follow these quick steps.

For each conversation - quickly fill out one of these forms (really important to record that we supported a community member).

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