Youth

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Engage, Connect, Protect

Empowering Diverse Youth as Environmental Leaders

 While concern about the state of our land, air, and water continues to grow, there is widespread belief that environmental issues are primarily of interest to wealthy white communities. Engage, … 256 View

Everyday Violence in the Lives of Youth

Speaking Out and Pushing Back

 Though interpersonal violence is widely studied, much less has been done to understand structural violence, the often-invisible patterns of inequality that reproduce social relations of exclusion … ; ; ; 248 View

Nature-Based Therapy

A Practitioner's Guide to Working Outdoors with Children, Youth, and Families

 The number of children, youth, and families seeking help for a wide range of mental health concerns is growing at an alarming rate, and many struggle to thrive despite well-intentioned … ; ; 304 View
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Acknowledgments

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 Thanks and acknowledgments from the primary author. 2 $0.20 Add
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An Introduction to Nature for Therapy

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 Promoting a dose of nature clarifies the minimum time exposure people should be outdoors and seeks to highlight the socioecological benefits this natural, accessible, and free health remedy can … ; ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Re-Thinking Violence, Re-Thinking Health, and Re-Thinking Research

From: Everyday Violence in the Lives of Youth

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 Topics in this chapter include: Finding a comprehensive definition for everyday violence, an analysis of the pervasiveness of cultural violence, how to do research in partnership with youth and … ; ; ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Outdoor Therapies:

A Choice of Paths to Follow

From: Nature-Based Therapy

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 We have combined what we have found works best in our practice, for our clients and contexts, nothing more. As readers, you may take what you need, leave what you don’t, and hopefully are … ; ; 20 $2.00 Add
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The New Paradigm for Environmental Consciousness

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 The author details personal and work experiences leading to her understanding of the gaps between people of colour and the mainstream environmental and conservation communities. 17 $1.70 Add
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Using Y-PAR and the Arts to Address Structural Violence in the Lives of Youth

Methodological Considerations

From: Everyday Violence in the Lives of Youth

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 Topics in this chapter include: A contemplation of youth-centered violence in an adult-centered world, developing complex awareness, voice, and identity, a discussion of the National Youth … ; ; ; 17 $1.70 Add
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Environmental Jargon Creates Exclusion

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 The author unpacks the ways in which common language and messaging of the mainstream environmental movement can unintentionally function to exclude people of color, especially those in the black … 15 $1.50 Add
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From Protection to Expulsion

A Critical Examination of Aging Out of Care

From: Everyday Violence in the Lives of Youth

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 Topics in this chapter include: a discussion of adverse outcomes of youth aging out of care, with sections focussing specifically on the experiences of Indigenous, LGBTQ2S+, Immigrant, and … ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Why Nature-based Therapy for Children, Youth, and Families?

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 Classic and contemporary literature on nature has repeatedly described our connectedness to nature as a journey or expression of soul. If intentionally facilitated nature experiences might assist … ; ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Making the Choice to Take Therapy Outside

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 Inclement weather such as high winds and rainstorms can also provide avenues for experiences of self-care, thriving outdoors, and, metaphorically, in dealing with life challenges and formidable forces. ; ; 22 $2.20 Add
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Nature as Healer

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 In this chapter, the author shares her personal story of a health crisis and the role of nature in helping her recover. She reflects on the role of nature in her childhood, weaving in broader … 17 $1.70 Add
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Symbolic and Discursive Violence in Media Representations

Portrayals of Indigenous and Muslim Youth in the Canadian Press

From: Everyday Violence in the Lives of Youth

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 Topics in this chapter include: Situating Muslim and Indigenous youth in the media landscape. This chapter includes stories from both Muslim and Indigenous young people regarding their portrayal … 32 $3.20 Add
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Activating a New Generation

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 This chapter identifies the opportunties for young people of color to work in all areas of the environmental sector. The author then shifts her focus to explaining how her Greening Youth … 14 $1.40 Add