In this study, youth residents of the Mathare community of Nairobi, Kenya documented individual and community strengths using photovoice, a method that is grounded in the principles of community-based participatory research. Research was conducted in collaboration with the Mwelu Foundation, a youth-based participatory photography organization in Mathare. Template analysis was used to code the data, and industriousness, positive identity, community resources, and resilience emerged as the identified individual and community strengths. The project highlighted the value of photovoice for promoting empowerment and highlighting the perspectives of largely invisible populations. Implications of photovoice for social work research and practice are discussed.
The results of this study show that non-EA children, in particular AI children, were dispensed psychotropics both overall and across different medication classes less often compared to other racial groups. While the reasons for this difference are not known, future studies are needed to address whether mental health needs of all children in foster care are being appropriately addressed, accounting for need and patient preference.
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