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Title: Photovoice: Youth


1
Photovoice Youth Alcohol
  • A joint project with the Drug Awareness Committee
    of Thunder Bay

2
A way to see hear
  • Pioneered by Caroline Wang
  • Considered Participatory Research
  • Tool for empowerment
  • FEEDING A MEAL Zhu Yu Zhen, age 42
  • The older brother in this photograph is about
    three years old and the smaller one is only one
    year old. During the busy season, adults have no
    time to watch the children. This older child is
    taking care of the little one.

3
Research
  • First Nation Youth research slim
  • Research inconclusive
  • Two studies found higher rates of overall
    drinking in non-aboriginal populations
  • low socioeconomic status more indicative than
    cultural background
  • Higher rates of drinking and hazardous drinking
    by youth in Northwestern Ontario

4
Project Design
  • Site selection
  • Schools
  • Sports groups
  • Youth Council
  • Early Fears

5
Curriculum Design
  • Collaborative effort
  • Guided Discovery Technique
  • Slideshow Expert Photographer

6
Curriculum session 1
  • Introducing the Project
  • One-word activities
  • party
  • alcohol
  • sex
  • drugs
  • relationships

7
Curriculum Session One
8
Party
9
Sex
10
Relationships
11
Drugs
12
Alcohol
13
Site differences
  • Hillcrest first impressions
  • DFC first impressions

14
Session Two
Migrant Worker
  • Taking Pictures Ethics and Outcomes

Dorothea Lange
15
Discuss and Decide
  • Whats an okay way to ask to take someones
    photo?
  • Should someone take a photo of other people
    without their knowledge?
  • What kind of responsibility does carrying a
    camera infer?

16
Discuss and Decide
  • What would YOU not want to be photographed doing?
  • Who might you wish to give photographs? What
    might be the outcome?
  • Does a signed consent mean its okay to use the
    photo?

17
Sessions 3-6
  • Session 3. Photographer guest speaker
  • Session 4. Releases and Safety
  • Sessions 5,6 Sharing of Photos

18
Session Seven
  • Captions, Show Planning

19
Site Differences
  • DFC-engagement
  • Food
  • Pace
  • One-to-One vs. group discussions
  • Understanding of goal
  • Hillcrest
  • What do you want me to do?
  • Assignment vs. Independent thinking
  • Discussions lively and open

20
Themes Impaired Driving
Choose Courage
Is it Worth It?
21
Impaired Driving
Thin Ice
Not Making Curfew
22
Impaired Driving
  • No entries from Aboriginal Students
  • Great concern from rural youth
  • Unresolved grief
  • Importance of adult support

23
Alcohol Injury
No Exit One night of drinking can jeopardize
your life forever.
24
Alcohol and Injury
Funneling
  • You Cant Take on the World

25
Alcohol and Injury
The Bed
The Ripple Effect
26
Alcohol Injury
  • Mainstream youth heard the messages and echo
    them back
  • Behaviours continue
  • Aboriginal youth focused on incidences of
    unwanted sex violence

27
Alcohol Sports
Curling
Hockey Night in Canada
28
Alcohol and Sports
  • Alcohol in Youth Sports
  • Parents often complicit partners
  • Theme absent from Aboriginal photos

29
Drinking Responsibly
  • Only present in Hillcrest Class
  • Featured social pictures, parents relaxing,
    celebrations
  • CHEERS!

30
Alcohol Advertising
  • Its like our shadowit never goes away

31
Poverty, pollution, social decay
Filthy Alley
The West-the end of the road
32
Racism
Its not something Im not even sure I would have
noticed. - educator
33
Homelessness
Homeless Shelter
Summer Bed
34
Desperation
Drink of Desperation
35
Lost Dreams, Sad Children
Shattered Dreams
Abandonment
36
Lost Dreams, Sad Children
Left Alone
37
Lost Dreams, Sad Children
  • We are in pain
  • We are sad because
  • You drink
  • You yell
  • Youre mean,
  • Youre bad
  • Youre drunk
  • ButWe have hope because
  • When you are sober, you love me
  • When you are sober, you care

38
Alcoholism
Ice Breaker
, The ice represents the solidness of the
situation with alcohol, once the bottle comes out
of the ice, it will cause other problems to
arise.
Alcoholism can Bury you Alive
39
Alcoholism
The Cycle - Trees growing with garbage around
them is like kids growing up with alcohol around
them. Kids cant learn or grow right if their
parents are always drunk.
40
Hope and the Future
Inspiration, Aspiration
Our Journey Continues
41
Hope and the Future
You get to see the beautiful things in life
going down the right road.
42
Weve Been Given a Voice Do you have Time to
Listen?
  • Hillcrest Play, PowerPoint, Teen Panel
  • DFC poem, participation, challenges

43
Media Response
  • Extensive Coverage
  • VIP Showing
  • School Board, City Council, Community Leaders,
    Students

44
Findings and Recommendations
  • Endeavours must focus on addressing grief, loss,
    and fostering resiliency
  • Recognize essential differences such as different
    family models
  • Acknowledge role of social determinants of
    health, such as poverty and social exclusion

45
Findings and Recommendations
  • First Nations Health Promotion must be reflective
    of needs
  • Gap in resources, materials, programming
  • Unique needs of each community
  • Dry reserves, religion, substance use
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