Brook Belfast

I’ve never actually been to Brook personally, partly because I used the uni health services when I moved to Belfast aged 18 and partly because by that time I was already very well clued up in all matters sexual thanks to years of reading Just Seventeen in the 90s (ah, how good that mag used to be before it got all celeb and looks obsessed).
But I’ve referred/​persuaded/​begged/​cajoled and threatened young people to go there when working in the homeless sector, and any group doing the thankless work of sexual health information for young people in this godforsaken god’s country’s religious climate deserves a stonking great medal in my book.
There haven’t been any in a while, so hopefully Brook is here to stay, but a few years back there used to be regular protests outside the clinic by those types of sour religious people who never have sex, that sadly we in N Ireland are all too familiar with. If these start up again, I’ll be down there again, counter-​picketing, and I hope everyone reading this would be along too. This is an essential service for young people, and five stars isn’t even in question. Go Brook!

When my girlfriend and I first decided we wanted to make the step to «take our relationship to the next level» to put it gently we came here, and I am so glad that we did.
Brook provides a wonderful service to the Under 19 girls and under 25 males of Belfast. They are open most days of the week except Sundays so they are always there when people need them most.
My girlfriend and I were more sensible than most who came through here, and to be honest when sitting in here it kind of looked like some kind of trials for the Jeremy Kyle program, but I am here to review, not to judge!
The staff are great. They are friendly and completely down to earth, and they provide a non judgemental, confidential service. The centre is in a convenient place in Belfast so most people can get to it if they need it without their parents discovering if they want to keep indiscretions under their sleeves.
The décor is funky on the inside with many amusing paintings, and there are a wide range of leaflets and other information in the place. I hope the Brook continues its great work for years to come.

If there’s one thing I’m not going to muck about with, it’s my sexual health. I’d recommend you do the same. If you’re a female aged 19 or under (25 for males) then the Brook clinic will offer you advice, services and or contraception as and when you need it. These clinics are a vital part of the younger generation’s health and safety. I dread to think how many more teenage mums there would be if it wasn’t for the free, confidential service the brook provides. I’m over the age limit now, in fact I was a long time ago, but I know the kids of today still use the service. I overheard on the bus a few days ago two young teenage girls talking about their plans for the weekend, I have to say, at least they were being grown up about the thing!