Towards a rights-based approach to youth programs: Duty-bearers' perspectives

Blanchet‐Cohen, Natasha; Bedeaux, Christophe

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.01.009

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“…Drawing from this RB axiom, outlined in Figure 1, the young men have the right to take part in educational activities to enhance their rehabilitation and their reintegration back into society. On the basis of the principles of inclusion, empowerment, capacity building, and accountability, the RB approach ensures that concepts such as respect, voice, and equality converge with participation rights [56-59]. In this way, the young men are viewed as experts on their situation and are invited to participate as consultants on the project to offer guidance and advice.…”

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Developing a Sexual Health Promotion Intervention With Young Men in Prisons: A Rights-Based Participatory Approach

Templeton¹,

Kelly²

2019

JMIR Res Protoc

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Background The sexual health of young men in prisons is often among the poorest in any given country. They may have developed sexual behaviors that, from a public health perspective, are considered problematic and burdensome. These include poorer use of condoms and engaging in more frequent casual sex, resulting in higher rates of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and viral hepatitis. Thus, young incarcerated men are a highly marginalized and socially excluded high-risk group, in greater need of sexual health education and services. Objective The aim of this study was to create an innovative sexual health promotion intervention, made for and with young men in prisons, to encourage them to avail of regular sexual health checkups. This included developing a Web-based animated-style sexual health promotion intervention (1.42 min) coupled with upskilling the prison nurses to offer a partnership approach to prison health care. This paper focuses on the development of the intervention and the importance of the underpinning rights-based (RB) participatory intervention design. Methods We employed an RB participatory approach and recruited 14 participants who attended 3 coproduction workshops held within a prison site in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. A bespoke 3-day training for nurses beforehand, ensured they gained a deeper understanding of the determinants of poor sexual health. The coproduction team comprised young men, prison nurses, nurse sexual health consultant, media company representatives, and facilitator. Workshops focused on content, design, tone and medium of communication for a Web-based intervention that would be appealing and engaging for young incarcerated men. Results A 1.42-min animation Dick loves Doot was created to promote a positive attitude toward sexual health checkups. The RB approach enabled the young men to participate, have their voices heard and see their stories reflected through the animation. The nurses’ capacities to protect, fulfill, and respect the young men’s rights to appropriate sexual health services and education was also enhanced. Evaluations confirmed that we successfully provided accurate sexual health information in a way that was engaging and accessible and that encouraged the young men to avail of the new prison sexual health services that were set up in the prison and now provided by nurses. Conclusions The RB participatory approach to health advanced in this study provided a means to (1) gain invaluable insider knowledge to understand the impact of structural determinants on health and health inequalities and strategies by which to target young incarcerated men (2) create inclusive opportunities for developing bespoke targeted interventions, and (3) galvanize collaborative partnerships to disrupt the structures and processes that lead to and encourage health inequities. To reduce future risk, effect...

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing a Sexual Health Promotion Intervention With Young Men in Prisons: A Rights-Based Participatory Approach

Templeton¹,

Kelly²

2019

JMIR Res Protoc

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“…Drawing from this RB axiom, outlined in Figure 1, the young men have the right to take part in educational activities to enhance their rehabilitation and their reintegration back into society. On the basis of the principles of inclusion, empowerment, capacity building, and accountability, the RB approach ensures that concepts such as respect, voice, and equality converge with participation rights [56][57][58][59]. In this way, the young men are viewed as experts on their situation and are invited to participate as consultants on the project to offer guidance and advice.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing a Sexual Health Promotion Intervention With Young Men in Prisons: A Rights-Based Participatory Approach (Preprint)

Templeton¹,

Kelly²

2018

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BACKGROUND The sexual health of young men in prisons is often among the poorest in any given country. They may have developed sexual behaviors that, from a public health perspective, are considered problematic and burdensome. These include poorer use of condoms and engaging in more frequent casual sex, resulting in higher rates of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and viral hepatitis. Thus, young incarcerated men are a highly marginalized and socially excluded high-risk group, in greater need of sexual health education and services. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to create an innovative sexual health promotion intervention, made for and with young men in prisons, to encourage them to avail of regular sexual health checkups. This included developing a Web-based animated-style sexual health promotion intervention (1.42 min) coupled with upskilling the prison nurses to offer a partnership approach to prison health care. This paper focuses on the development of the intervention and the importance of the underpinning rights-based (RB) participatory intervention design. METHODS We employed an RB participatory approach and recruited 14 participants who attended 3 coproduction workshops held within a prison site in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. A bespoke 3-day training for nurses beforehand, ensured they gained a deeper understanding of the determinants of poor sexual health. The coproduction team comprised young men, prison nurses, nurse sexual health consultant, media company representatives, and facilitator. Workshops focused on content, design, tone and medium of communication for a Web-based intervention that would be appealing and engaging for young incarcerated men. RESULTS A 1.42-min animation Dick loves Doot was created to promote a positive attitude toward sexual health checkups. The RB approach enabled the young men to participate, have their voices heard and see their stories reflected through the animation. The nurses’ capacities to protect, fulfill, and respect the young men’s rights to appropriate sexual health services and education was also enhanced. Evaluations confirmed that we successfully provided accurate sexual health information in a way that was engaging and accessible and that encouraged the young men to avail of the new prison sexual health services that were set up in the prison and now provided by nurses. CONCLUSIONS The RB participatory approach to health advanced in this study provided a means to (1) gain invaluable insider knowledge to understand the impact of structural determinants on health and health inequalities and strategies by which to target young incarcerated men (2) create inclusive opportunities for developing bespoke targeted interventions, and (3) galvanize collaborative partnerships to disrupt the structures and processes that lead to and encourage health inequities. To reduce future risk, effective treatment, coupled with coproduced interventions that transmit relevant health messages in a relevant and meaningful way, is key to success.

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“…Transformer cette approche n'est pas facile, ne serait-ce que du fait de la répartition sectorielle des responsabilités au sein des structures municipales (direction des loisirs, direction des transport, etc.) ; de plus, les employés municipaux manquent de ressources de manière chronique, et déclarent être peu préparés pour réviser leur manière d'agir par rapport aux enfants (Blanchet-Cohen et Bedeaux, 2014). Cela dit, plusieurs démarches innovantes (budgets participatifs, processus de consultation adaptés, etc.)…”

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Au-delà de l’accréditation : changement et continuité au sein des « villes amies des enfants » du Québec

Torres¹,

Blanchet‐Cohen²

2016

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Quels changements suscite l’accréditation Ville amie des enfants dans les politiques locales et dans les représentations que celles-ci véhiculent de l’enfance ? Cette question est au coeur de l’analyse d’un programme québécois créé en 2009, qui prend appui sur une démarche de recherche-action (2011-2013) dans deux villes accréditées, complétée par des entretiens semi-dirigés auprès d’employés de huit autres municipalités accréditées. Changements et continuité ont été observés sur trois plans : (1) les domaines couverts par les politiques et projets, (2) la participation des enfants à l’élaboration de ces politiques et projets, et (3) l’utilité que les employés municipaux attribuent à l’accréditation.

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Towards a rights-based approach to youth programs: Duty-bearers' perspectives

Cited by 15 publications

References 30 publications

Developing a Sexual Health Promotion Intervention With Young Men in Prisons: A Rights-Based Participatory Approach

Developing a Sexual Health Promotion Intervention With Young Men in Prisons: A Rights-Based Participatory Approach

Developing a Sexual Health Promotion Intervention With Young Men in Prisons: A Rights-Based Participatory Approach (Preprint)

Au-delà de l’accréditation : changement et continuité au sein des « villes amies des enfants » du Québec

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