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Using photovoice to understand community perceptions of firearm risks and protective factors among Asian Americans

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study used photovoice methodology to explore Asian Americans' perspectives on the root causes and protective factors of firearm violence in their communities. Photovoice provided a participatory platform for community members to document lived experiences and identify priorities for change.
Tsu‐Yin Wu, Szu‐Hsien Chen, Xining Yang, Ken Resnicow, Hsing‐Fang Hsieh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting new gardeners

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
While gardening has been shown to have wide-ranging benefits, very little research has focused on the experiences of new community gardeners. Our study emined the experiences of new community gardeners, as well as the perspectives of garden leaders, to ...
Alyssa Beavers, Rebekah Ray, Kristin Lacy, Eva Coringrato, Ashby Sachs, Za’Nyia Kelly, Hannah Buchenau, Erin Decker, Lara Fahnestock, Pallas Quist, James Hébert, Jill Litt, Katherine Alaimo   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

“We need our own food, to grow our own veggies…” Remote Aboriginal food gardens in the Top End of Australia's Northern Territory

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2013
Objective: Remote Aboriginal community gardens (gardens) frequently operate below their full potential. A set of gardening sustainability principles may improve their planning, operation and long‐term sustainability.
Andrew Hume, Kerin O'Dea, Julie Brimblecombe   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The policing of community gardening in Rome

, 2017
The aim of the paper is to show the inherent ambivalence of the relationship between policy-making and grassroots urban gardening initiatives. The voluntarism, variety and multiple meanings of community gardening, it is argued, is hardly compatible with ...
Filippo Celata, Raffaella Coletti
core   +1 more source

Stakeholder Perspectives on Therapeutic and Safe Building Design in Residential Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Residential care is a form of out‐of‐home care that plays a critical role in supporting vulnerable young people in Australia. However, there is an evidence gap regarding the built environment in this context. This research aimed to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders in residential care in Victoria, Australia, regarding design that ...
Carmen Schroder, Olivia Crivari, Phillippa Carnemolla, Libby Callaway   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Are Australian Local Governments Responding to the Homelessness Crisis? Findings From a National Study

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australian local governments are facing intensifying pressures to respond to worsening visible homelessness. This paper presents one of the first national studies on how local governments are responding to these pressures, and the first since the onset of the post‐pandemic housing crisis.
Andrew Clarke, Joelle Moore, Fatemeh Aminpour, Katya Eagles   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Body donor programs in Australia and New Zealand: Current status and future opportunities

Anatomical Sciences Education, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 301-328, March 2025.
Abstract Body donation is critical to anatomy study in Australia and New Zealand. Annually, more than 10,000 students, anatomists, researchers, and clinicians access tissue donated by local consented donors through university‐based body donation programs. However, little research has been published about their operations.
Rebekah A. Jenkin, Kevin A. Keay
wiley   +1 more source

The human foundations of anatomy at The University of Sydney: One hundred and one years of body procurement

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Body procurement at The University of Sydney has a long history. Anatomy legislation (1881 Anatomy Act) modeled on the British Anatomy Act 1832 legalized procurement of unclaimed bodies from public institutions for anatomical dissection at licensed Schools of Anatomy, effectively conferring the University of Sydney an exclusive license until ...
Rebekah A. Jenkin, Kevin A. Keay
wiley   +1 more source

Garden access and barriers for low-income community members

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Gardening can be an important source of fresh food for impoverished households, yet people experiencing food insecurity in the United States often lack access to any form of garden.
Cherish Duerst, Robert Williams, Jose Lopez, Douglas LaVergne   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source