Addressing Economic Devastation and Built Environment Degradation to Prevent Violence: A Photovoice Project of Detroit Youth Passages

Authors

Louis Graham, University of Massachusetts - AmherstFollow
Armando Matiz Reyes, University of Michigan School of Public Health
William Lopez, University of Michigan School of Public Health
Alana Gracey, Alternatives For Girls, Detroit, Michigan
Rachel C. Snow, University of Michigan School of Public Health
Mark B. Padilla, Florida International University

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This project increased awareness about issues of violence to youth, their communities, and policy makers through the technique of photovoice and its translation into photo exhibitions and other community events. Youth participants learned photography skills, engaged in critical communal discussions about important issues affecting their health, wrote reflective stories about their photos, and engaged in policy change efforts. Their photos depict the need to address economic devastation and built environment degradation to prevent violence in their communities. Youth presented policy makers and community leaders with an “insider’s perspective” of the issues facing their communities, with the hope of promoting policy change.

Recommended Citation

Graham, Louis, et al. “Addressing Economic Devastation and Built Environment Degradation to Prevent Violence: A Photovoice Project of Detroit Youth Passages.” Community Literacy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 2013, pp. 41–52, doi:10.25148/clj.8.1.009323.