Youth Rights & Resilience Michelle Bellmare, “Tensor Teddy” in Picturing Wellness Youth Rights & Resilience Dr. Christine Wekerle Pediatrics, McMaster University wekerc@mcmaster.ca Dr. Abby Goldstein, University of Toronto

Culturally relevant/responsive Lived experience, trauma-informed What are youth rights? Youth Participation – “Not about us, without us” UN CRC Article 12 Every youth has the right to say what they think in all matters affecting them, and to have their views taken seriously GOAL: Sustainable Multi-disciplinary Culturally relevant/responsive Lived experience, trauma-informed Gender-lens Violence prevention & well-being

”Heart-Power” : Global Game Changers https://youtu.be/ahKNLqVSMeY Youth Right to Health Promotion Education Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs): cardiovascular & chronic respiratory diseases; cancers; diabetes claim 15 million adult lives yearly Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) related to higher NCD risk factors Modifiable NCD risk factors are health promotion targets Tobacco use Unhealthy diet Physical inactivity Harmful use of alcohol UNESCO-UNODC-WHO Joint publication: Education sector responses to the use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0024/002475/247509E.pdf  Youth Resilience – Mental Health Promotion Education & Violence Prevention

What about the boys? Issues in sexual violence victimization #CIHRTeamSV Research Project: Follow Project on ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/project/Understanding- health-risks-and-promoting-resilience-in-male-youth-with- sexual-violence-experience-CIHR-Team-Grant-TE3-13830 See CIHRTeamSV Newsletter & work on www.in-car.ca Reference: Wekerle, C., & Black, T. (2017). Gendered violence: Advancing evidence- informed research, practice and policy in addressing sex, gender, and child sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 66. 166-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.03.010

Missed Opportunities: Child sexual abuse in child welfare youth Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathways Study (MAP) 561 mid-adolescent youth from urban child welfare centres receiving services 29.7% of youth endorsed moderate-severe CSA on CTQ self-report 35.7% of youth report a contact form of CSA on the CEVQ self-report 74.7% of youth indicated CSA experiences as prior to age 14 Most CSA victims were female, but about 1/3 were males 9.8% of youth had CSA as substantiated form or evidence of CSA risk For a subsample of caseworker reports, about 77% of boys’ self-reports of CSA were not confirmed by caseworker in terms of either substantiation or risk Male CSA cases are less likely to be substantiated, and caseworkers less often note consequent emotional harm Free Access: Wekerle, C., Goldstein, A., Tanaka, M. & Tonmyr, L. (2017). Childhood sexual abuse, sexual motives, and sexual risk-taking among male and female youth receiving child welfare services. Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 66,101-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.01.013 Fallon, B., Collin-Vézina, D., Bryn, K., Joh-Carnella, N. (2017). Clinical differences and outcomes of child sexual abuse investigations by gender: Implications for policy and practice. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 10, 77-86. Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathways Study Results Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zes-PJi2OY CIHRTeamSV Newsletter: http://in-car.ca/pdfs/2017/CIHRTeamSV.pdf

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Awarded IHDCYH Video Talks 2015 The Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathways (MAP) Research Study – Key Findings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z es- PJi2OY&list=PLxWz0fEGuv6oBzjm34lYd2 ykUH8IoXkCX&index=4 For a listing of MAP Study Publications – Please email to wekerc@mcmaster.ca

Art as Participation & #ResilienceinYouth: #PicturingWellness Initiative Considering resilience across systems; part of a series of Peace exhibits (1) Art- & Case-Based Approach to Child Maltreatment Knowledge (2) Picturing Wellness Student Video Competition Craig Kung, “Picturing Wellness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65rYtkMv56c&t=14s (3) Picturing Wellness I & II Exhibit - McMaster Museum of Art I: Faculty group selected from Museum collection that resonated with theme of trauma to resilience, from their client base (pediatrician, adolescent medicine, palliative care, child abuse & neglect specialty team, child developmental disability, psychiatry, family medicine) Using formal art analysis approach, coached to write art piece reflection Pamphlet with child abuse & neglect definitions (law), prevalence and population research, permissive and mandatory reporting; help resources II: Contemporary art pieces

“Errata”: Catherine Heard in Picturing Wellness

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