Background:The development of Mooditj from an idea to a credible and successful resource for Aboriginal young people is the result of years of collaboration between Western Australian communities, Healthway and the FPWA Education and Training Service.
In the early days of Mooditj, our educators travelled around the state talking with young people, community leaders, service providers and others to ask them, what they and their young people needed to learn about sexual health and wellbeing and how best this should happen. Pilot groups then trialled the draft program and were very supportive with their suggestions for improving the program.
With the support of Healthway, the Mooditj Leader Training program will visit rural and remote communities around the state to empower and support local people to work effectively and appropriately on sexual health issues facing their young people. The program continues to evolve with feedback and suggestions from those who have participated in Mooditj Leader Training and from those who have run a community Mooditj program with their young people, both in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. 

Methods: The Mooditj program is designed to engage Aboriginal youth to talk about the issues such as Puberty, Safe Sex practices (the importance of using condoms), Unsafe Sex practices that may attract Sexually Transmitted Infections and unwanted pregnancies, Contraception, good and bad Relationships, Parenting, Emotions and Feelings, setting short and long term Goals.

Results/Discussions:The Mooditj program has been offered and delivered to Aboriginal youth in the Barkly since 2005 in schools, remote communities, to include Alekarenge, Imangara (Murray Downs), Elliott, Wutunugurra (Epenarra), Canteen Creek and Tennant Creek.

Conclusions/implications: Funding is always an issue, however, any Trained Mooditj Leader will need to advocate for Funding to support a successful program. There is a big need for Sexuality Health Education to be delivered to Aboriginal male youth.