We support the right to respectful relationships and safe sexual expression for everyone
SECCA is a non-profit that supports people with disability to learn about relationships, sexuality, and sexual health.
Our team collaborates with mainstream providers and the disability sector, shining light on the double taboo of sexuality-disability. At the core of SECCA is our understanding around the vulnerability of our clients who live at the intersection of disability, mental health, criminality, and social services.
Through therapeutic support and education, we aim to build capacity in individuals to achieve positive relationships and sexual expression in a way that suits them. We see systemic changes in relationships and sexuality education as crucial to fulfilling human rights, and reducing the disproportionate violence, abuse and exploitation experienced by people with disability.
For SECCA, advocacy is simply raising awareness of the issues impacting our clients, and their unique needs. This is how we support the core services we are funded to deliver. It usually takes the form of submissions to enquiries and Commissions, and meeting with people of influence to inform and share research.
We advocate for:
Comprehensive Relationship and Sexuality Education and Protective Behaviours Education for people with disability, and training in this area for their teachers and significant carers
(including in regional and remote areas, and ATSI and CaLD communities);
Specialist disability and sexuality services with secure funding to ensure people with
disability have appropriate support following sexual violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation;
A review of actions needed to address people with disability’s over-representation in the Criminal Justice System including education for individuals and law enforcement officers,
and a reflection on associated issues and risks around human rights, family break-down,
incarceration and reoffending, and economic costs.
