[webinar] barriers to wellness: insights from a youth-led community based participatory research...
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Barriers to Wellness:Insights from a Youth-led Community-Based
Participatory Research Study
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4 p.m. - 5p.m. EST
#SAFEPLACES#BARRIERS2WELLNESS
AGENDA
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•• WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
• OVERVIEW AND REPORT FINDINGS– Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez, BU School of Social Work
• LEADING AND LEARNING: YOUTH SHARE EXPERIENCES FROM THE FIELD– Jamorris Patterson, Boston Research Team
• PARTNERING WITH YOUTH: AN ORGANIZATION’S PERSPECTIV– Jennifer Whistler, Education Coordinator, JEVS Human Services, Philadelphia partner
site
• QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
• CLOSING REMARKS
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•• In 2016, the Center for Promise partnered with community-based
organizations and grassroots organizers • First of its kind multi-site youth-led health and wellness
assessment• Partnered with 35 youth researchers from five cities - Boston,
Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, and St. Paul• Barriers to Wellness: Voices and Views from Young People in Five
Cities released in November 2016
ABOUT THE STUDY
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Linda Sprague Martinez, PhDPrincipal Investigator – Center for Promise Research Fellow
Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Social Work
YOUTH RESEARCH TEAMS WENT RIGHT INTO THEIR SOURCES…
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City Youth Demographics Topics Explored Assessment Methods
Boston Black, African American (n=4)Multiracial (n=1)Hispanic, Latino (n=2)Mean age (18.14 years)Age range (16-21 years)Gender (4 male; 3 female)
Police interactionsGentrificationStressViolence and safetyFood environmentRacism/race relationsSleepMental health
Survey administered in person
Chicago Black/African American (n=8)Mean age (16.13 years)Age range (15-17 years)Gender (2 male; 6 female)
Police interactionsViolence and safetyFood environmentRacism/race relationsSafe sexDrug useCollege access
Survey administered in person
Denver Black/African American (n=6)Multiracial (n=2)Mean age (16.13 years)Age range (13-18 years)Gender (3 male; 5 female)
Police interactionsGentrificationRacism/race relationsTeen pregnancy
ObservationKey informant interviewsPhotovoice
Philadelphia Black/African American (n=4)Asian Indian (n=2)Mean age (17.33)Age range (17-19 years)Gender (1 male; 5 female)
Police interactionsViolence and safetyFood environmentRacism/race relationsDrug useTeen pregnancyStereotypesSocial mediaPeer Pressure
Survey administered in personPhotovoice
St. Paul Black/African American (n=5)Multiracial (n=1)Mean age ( 26.17 years)Age range (23-34 years)Gender (5 male; 1 female)
Police interactionsStressUnemploymentMass incarcerationQuality of education
Survey administered in person
… AND HERE’S WHAT THEY FOUND
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1. Young people are under stress
2. Young people feel unsafe
3. Young people mistrust and fear police, leading to anxiety and avoidance of public spaces
4. Young people observe and suffer from a lack of access to community resources
5. Young people cite stereotyping and racial bias as reasons they feel unsafe and unwelcome
6. Young people engage in risky behaviors to cope with stress
RESULTS FROM BOSTON
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Stress• 78% agreed with the statement,
“Youth are living under stress.”
Safety• Only 5.7% agreed or strongly agreed with the statement, “Youth feel safe in
the community.” • Youth fear violence, gangs, and shootings.
Police Relations• 20% of 123 young people agreed with the statement, “Young people in my
community go to the police if they need help.”• High levels of violence, poor relationships with police, mistrust, and fear.
RESULTS FROM BOSTON
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Gentrification and Discrimination
• 44% of youth surveyed are worried about gentrification.
• Youth commented on displacement and difficulty dealing with neighborhood change and feeling unwelcome in their own community.
• 70% of youth agreed that they feel discriminated against because of their race
RESULTS FROM BOSTON
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Lack of Access to Community Resources
• 27% of youth agreed with the statement, “Young people have access to healthy and affordable food.”
• Youth cited fast food outlets as the places where young people get their food.