ABSTRACT
The medical service at the Brandon Centre has been providing family planning services to young people for over 30 years. As well as attending to their contraceptive needs it has always practised a counselling approach, offering the time to listen to young people in order to help them understand relevant personal issues. This model of medical counselling which focuses on both the physical and emotional aspects of the young person’s request for contraception is a particular feature of the Brandon Centre’s approach to the contraceptive needs of young people.
