Stanford Sexual Health Peer Resource Center

The SHPRC is committed to providing sexual health resources and peer counseling to Stanford students, and to promoting safe, healthy relationships across campus. We’re entirely student-run and funded, and all of our supplies and information are either free or really cheap. Drop by the center for all you need to know about sex and sexuality!

Location and Hours

The SHPRC is located on the 2nd floor of Vaden Student Health Center, at 866 Campus Drive. Click this link to see where Vaden is on the Stanford campus.

We are open:
Monday-Friday
Noon-6pm
Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarter, from Week 2-Week 10.

We are closed during Finals Week of every quarter, so be sure to come in before then!

Products and Library

The center carries a huge variety of goodies, from tons of different types of condoms, to massage oil, to a huge book selection. Check out our Products and Library page to see a description and price list for the products we sell and a list of the books in our extensive library. Then come to Vaden and pick stuff out!

An Informal History

Back in the mid-70’s, women and men were gifted with the birth control pill. It was revolutionary, in that for the first time, women were in control of their own ability to decide whether and when to have children. That was the key to the Sexual Revolution, fueled by the ideals and principles of Feminism. Young people were empowering themselves by saying YES to Civil Rights, NO to war, and YES to sexual freedom and the right to choose. It was an equally invigorating and very controversial era. In response, a group of Stanford students started the “CIC: Contraceptive Information Center.” Read more…

Outreaches

The SHPRC offers outreach programs for residences and student groups. Topics include birth control methods, pregnancy alternatives, sexually transmitted infections, and more!  Visit our outreach page for more information.

Become a counselor!

To become a counselor, you must complete the training course, Education 193S: Peer Counseling on Comprehensive Sexual Health (1 unit). The class is taught on Tuesday 7-9pm, on the second floor of Vaden. To register for the class, go to the first class meeting (which meets on the second week of the quarter) and sign up with the instructors. Check Axess for the most up to date course information. At some point either before or concurrent with your first quarter staffing at the center, you must also take Education 193A: Bridge Peer Counseling (2 units). Email Lizz (eifay@stanford.edu) or Eric(erictran@stanford.edu) if you have any questions about becoming a counselor.