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

2. 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

3. ”Heart-Power” : Global Game Changers
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
Youth Resilience – Mental Health Promotion Education & Violence Prevention

4. What about the boys? Issues in sexual violence victimization
#CIHRTeamSV Research Project: Follow Project on ResearchGate
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See CIHRTeamSV Newsletter & work on
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,

5. 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,
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,
Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathways Study Results Video:
CIHRTeamSV Newsletter:

6. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Awarded IHDCYH Video Talks 2015
The Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathways (MAP) Research Study – Key Findings
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For a listing of MAP Study Publications – Please to

7. 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
(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

8. “Errata”: Catherine Heard in Picturing Wellness

9. Thank you for your attention!
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