Deep Dive Community Discussion
November 19, Thursday
7 PM PT Online
Dr. Lena Richardson
Through Their Lens: The Impact of Climate Change on Older Adults' Mental Health
Photovoice: Older adults, climate change and mental health
"Through Their Lens: The Impact of Climate Change on Older Adults' Mental Health."
Lena Richardson of the UBC MacIsaac School of Nursing joins First Things First Okanagan to present "Photovoice: Older adults, climate change, and mental health".
The presentation will be followed by Q&A and optional participant engagement.
This exhibition features photographs by 15 older adults in British Columbia exploring how climate change impacts their mental health. The photographs were submitted as part of a photovoice research project on climate change and older adults' mental health; the research project also included interviews with each participant.
The purpose of the exhibition is to extend the research into the community, amplifying public dialogue about climate change and aging through arts-based engagement.
We know that the summer's fires, smoke and evacuations, especially hard in Summerland, caused in part by climate change, were powerfully traumatic. How can the arts be used to develop community and connection, allowing people to heal?
Lena Rebecca Richardson, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch. She is working with Dr. Baumbusch on a photovoice research project around the impact of climate change on the mental health of older adults in BC. She previously was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the SFU Aging in the Right Place Partnership, a mixed-methods research project focused on promising practices around older adult homelessness. Her PhD is in Arts Education from SFU and her M.A. in in Adult Education and Community Development from University of Toronto. She has a strong interest in arts-based approaches and community-based research.
This travelling exhibition began in Victoria, moved to Vancouver, and is headed east.
Check out the study and virtual exhibit on the WEBSITE.
Watch the October 1 PANEL DISCUSSION
Can’t attend the webinar? Go ahead and register! A recording will be shared with all registrants after the event.
Participant reflection:
This sweet ceramic duck survived the intensity of the fire, but it is deceptive. When I picked it up, it came apart in my hands. Sort of like me – I too survived the blaze, but the memories haven’t lost their power and remain with me. Sept 2021
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