Wellington event, August 12: Youth19 Showcase & Harnessing the Spark of Life

Youth19 Showcase & Harnessing the Spark of Life: Maximising Whānau Contributors to Rangatahi Wellbeing

In this showcase we share highlights from Youth19, with a focus on Harnessing the Spark of Life: Maximising Whānau Contributors to Rangatahi Wellbeing.

We’ll also announce a new partnership with Te Hiringa Hauora/Health Promotion Agency. As part of a 12-month grant, Te Hiringa Hauora is supporting two Māori and Pacific Masters-level Youth Wellbeing Researchers to develop their research and science communication skills. These researchers will develop public-sector-appropriate youth health and wellbeing research outputs and respond to public sector and community requests for Youth19 insights.

Harnessing the Spark of Life is a core component of Youth19, led by Associate Professor Terryann Clark, (Ngāpuhi), University of Auckland. It began with a rangatahi photo elicitation project about what supports rangatahi to thrive, and discussions about these photos together with their whānau. This information was used to shape questions in the Youth19 survey about key aspects of whānau connectedness/ whanaungatanga. These included items like having fun with family, sense of belonging, identity, and feeling that whānau have your back. The team found that rangatahi had better health and wellbeing outcomes when these key factors were part of their lives. They also found that what was good for Māori was good for other young people. In the final phase of the project, the team is now developing social media resources, rangatahi/whānau resources that celebrate these dimensions of whanaungatanga and communicate them in ways that support the health and wellbeing of rangatahi Māori and their whānau.

This event will include time for discussion and whanaungatanga among those seeking to support rangatahi wellbeing.

Presenters and discussants include: Associate Professor Terryann Clark, University of Auckland & Associate Professor Terry (Theresa) Fleming, Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, Dr Jade Le Grice and Logan Hamley, University of Auckland; Professor Sue Crengle & Dr Jude Ball, University of Otago.

Wellington, Thursday August 12, 3–5pm

Venue: Room GBLT3, Old Government Building, Bunny St, Wellington
This room is easiest to find if you enter the building from Bunny Street, then turn left (heading for the corner near to the railway station).

No charge but registrations are required.

Register to attend online or in person: https://youth19-showcase.eventbrite.com