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The HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme (the Programme) is a national programme tasked with implementing Ireland’s first framework for sexual health and wellbeing, the National Sexual Health Strategy 2015 – 2020. The Programme also has a statutory responsibility for the delivery of three mandates as originally set out within the Crisis Pregnancy Agency (Establishment) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 446 of 2001).

The Programme is one of a number of national policy priority programme situated within the national Strategy and Planning function of the Health Services Executive.

The Programme delivers a programme of research, funding initiatives including crisis pregnancy counselling services, relationships and sexuality education programmes, communications campaigns, information provision and policy initiatives.

The business plan for the Programme is based on priority actions as outlined in the National Sexual Health Strategy 2015-2020 and additional actions related to the crisis pregnancy mandates. The Programme has responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of these actions which are reported on through the HSE service planning process.