What is a healthy community? Refugee youth’s perspective on freedom, safety, and trust: a photovoice project

The role of temporality in adolescent refugees' sense of well‐being

“…The methodology provides space for research but, addressing topics relevant to a community, also seeks to empower social action among community members to address those topics (Langhout, 2014). Miled (2020, p. 2) argued that photovoice “gives [refugee] youth a sense of ownership, pride and responsibility.” Among adolescent refugees resettled in the USA, photovoice has been recently used to study a variety of topics, such as their perceptions of a healthy community (Springer et al, 2023), experiences as healthcare brokers (Hess et al, 2021), experiences in sports and physical education (Farello et al, 2019), and enactment of critical consciousness to improve their and their communities' lives (Smith‐Appelson et al, 2023).…”

“…Miled (2020, p. 2) argued that photovoice "gives [refugee] youth a sense of ownership, pride and responsibility." Among adolescent refugees resettled in the USA, photovoice has been recently used to study a variety of topics, such as their perceptions of a healthy community (Springer et al, 2023), experiences as healthcare brokers (Hess et al, 2021), experiences in sports and physical education (Farello et al, 2019), and enactment of critical consciousness to improve their and their communities' lives (Smith-Appelson et al, 2023). The participant indicated Jordan as their country of origin when filling out the demographic information form.…”