Confident futures: Community-based organizations as first responders and agents of change in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Soc Sci Med
; 294: 114639, 2022 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1586485
ABSTRACT
This comparative study of community organizations serving marginalized youth in New York City and Amsterdam utilized a novel ethnographic approach called reverse engineering to identify techniques for social change that are active in each organization, adaptable and translatable to other contexts. It found that youth-serving organizations led flexible responses to the crisis of COVID-19 as it affected those marginalized by race, immigrant status, housing instability, religion and gender. The organizations employed techniques that they had previously developed to cultivate youth well-being - among them connectivity, safe space, and creativity - to mount tailored responses to COVID-19 related crises. In New York City, these groups addressed crises of material survival resources (personal protective equipment, food, housing) whereas in Amsterdam, youth-serving organizations focused on social connections and emotional well-being as the government met more of participants' material needs.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Emergency Responders
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Soc Sci Med
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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