title: Research as intervention? Exploring the health and well-being of children and youth facing global adversity through participatory visual methods.
abstract: Global health research typically relies on the translation of knowledge (from health professionals to the community) and the dissemination of knowledge (from research results to the wider public). However, Greenhalgh and Wieringa [2011. Is it time to drop the 'knowledge translation' metaphor? A critical literature review. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 104(12), 501-509. doi: 10.1258/jrsm.2011.110285 ] suggest 'that while "translation" is a widely used metaphor in medicine, it constrains how we conceptualize and study the link between knowledge and practice' (p. 501). Often the knowledge garnered from such research projects comes from health professionals rather than reflecting the lived experiences of people and communities. Likewise, there has been a gap in 'translating' and 'disseminating' the results of participatory action research projects to policymakers and medical practitioners. This paper will look at how using participatory visual methodologies in global health research with children and youth facing global adversity incorporates the multiple functions of their lived realities so that research becomes a means of intervention. Drawing from a literature review of participatory visual methods as media, content and processes of global health research, this paper raises practical, theoretical, and ethical questions that arise from research as intervention. The paper concludes by exploring what lessons emerge when participatory visual methodologies are integrated into global health research with children and youth facing global adversity.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Education , Concordia University , Montréal , Canada.
authors.forename: Miranda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.affiliation: b School of Social Work , McGill University , Montréal , Canada.
authors.forename: Myriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Denov
authors.affiliation: c Department of Integrated Studies in Education , McGill University , Montréal , Canada.
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: d Department of Applied Human Sciences , Concordia University , Montréal , Canada.
authors.forename: Warren
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Linds
authors.affiliation: e Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work , Wilfrid Laurier University , Kitchener , Canada.
authors.forename: Bree
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Akesson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001154:Art; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000379:methods*; D004190:Disasters; D004324:Drama; D000069581:Exposure to Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D063545:Personal Narratives as Topic; D010781:Photography; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D061108:Social Media / Q000639:trends; D040921:Stress Disorders, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D014741:Video Recording; D000067453:War Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: Arts-based research; children in adversity; ethics; global health; research as intervention