Pinehouse Photography Club
Pinehouse Photography Club | |
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| Location of Pinehouse on a NASA image of Pinehouse Lake Location of Pinehouse on a NASA image of Pinehouse Lake | |
| Nickname(s): PPC | |
  Pinehouse Photography Club Location of Pinehouse in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 55°30′49″N 106°35′55″W / 55.51361°N 106.59861°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 |
| Postal code | S0J 2B0 |
| Highways |  Hwy 914 |
| established | 2017 |
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The Pinehouse Photography Club was established in 2017 by a primary care RN(AAP) in Pinehouse Lake. It is a nonprofit organization in northern Saskatchewan whose goal is to help heal and transform lives in its remote community through the use of therapeutic photography.[3] 350 kilometers north of Saskatoon, it’s a place where people, especially youth, can feel isolated and alone, often choosing to make unhealthy choices as a way to cope with the loneliness.[4] The club was created to help youth through the use of therapeutic photography who are at risk for mental health problems and addictions.[5] It has been shown that using photography as a form of therapy helps start the conversation about mental health, without even saying a word.[6]
The nonprofit organization has a studio, a full-time employee who acts as the Director of Operations, a Board of Directors, and a van for the youth.[7][8][9]
Therapeutic photography
Therapeutic photography assists the rehabilitation counseling process and has been implemented in various therapeutic settings such as with the PPC.[10] Therapeutic photography involves taking, analyzing and using photos for the purpose of personal healing, growth, or understanding, whether done consciously or unconsciously. By actively constructing, exploring and reflecting on photographs by pairing it with creative writing, youth are able to learn more about themselves and how they see the world.[11] Often there are times when expressing emotions in words become too difficult; this is when photographs can help start the conversation about mental health.[12] The use of photography as a therapeutic tool within mental health care holds particular value in the exploration of self and self-identity. A significant factor amongst high proportions of individuals who have experienced mental health issues is a ‘negative self–image’[13]. The use of photography in exploring self-image can support an individual and youth in the club to develop self-knowledge and create a positive self-image, which in turn impacts on confidence and self-esteem[14]. In addition, using photography to explore self-identity induces conversations that allow the youth to control how they tell their story and validates their own experience.[15]
Youth mental health and addictions
Mental health and addictions are the top issues facing Indigenous children and youth in Saskatchewan and progress is static in some areas.[16] Suicide rates across First Nations, Inuit, and Metis communities continue to be considerably higher than that of non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.[17][18][19] A Statistics Canada survey from 2011 to 2016 found that, when comparing suicide rates of Indigenous peoples to the rest of the Canadian population, First Nations people had a suicide rate three times higher, Metis had an estimated rate two times higher, and Inuit communities were found to face a suicide rate as much as nine times higher than the national average.[19] The club focuses on helping youth learn photography while using it as a tool to help them see the beauty in life. Suicide deaths are some of the most preventable in children and youth if their mental health is taken seriously and invested in.[20] Youth from Pinehouse and others who have reached out across Canada have indicated that photography is a healthy outlet that helps with feeling lost or depressed and focusing on the beauty of nature changes a negative to a positive[21] and, therefore, the club’s main object is to help change the way youth see their lives. They use therapeutic photography techniques as a means to prevent mental health problems and/or addiction.[22][23] Photography often acts as a safe haven for people with addictions and depression[24] and the club provides support and inclusion to young people making it easy to recognize the healing potential photography can provide to address and prevent mental health problems for youth.[25]
Barriers to success
Ongoing barriers within the club and therapeutic photography services include:[26][27][28]
- Lack of availability of services such as access to equipment, cameras, computers, phones
- Youth and client dedication, commitment, perseverance, and willingness to participate
- Family and community support
- Unmet health needs(physical, mental, psychological)
- Delays in receiving appropriate care
- Inability to get preventive services
- Primary health care support services (Social work, addictions)
- Lack of cultural awareness
Future growth
The Pinehouse Photography Club uses therapeutic photography to help youth in its community heal from trauma. The club is now working to inspire other organizations across Canada to assist their at-risk youth through this methodology.[29] A survey of twenty-one advanced, industrialized nations during 2004 found that Canada was among ten lacking "countrywide integrated activities carried out by government bodies" to address the problem of suicide.[30] With government support such as Jordan's Principle, the organization's focus is to address these issues and spread therapeutic photography clubs across the country in an attempt to prevent youth suicide, depression, mental health problems, and/or addictions.[31]
References
- ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System (Northern Village of PINEHOUSE)". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved 2013-10-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Directory of Communities by Saskatchewan Electoral District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Quinlan, Peter. "Photography club inspires youth in northern Saskatchewan". .globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Bergeron, Brianna. "Alumnus uses photography to transform lives in Northern Saskatchewan". .saskpolytech.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kotzer, Madeline. "New Lens on Life". .newsinteractives.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kotzer, Madeline. "New Lens on Life". .newsinteractives.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Outpouring of support for Saskatchewan photography club after Global News story | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ↑ Maxwell, Nigel. "Photography club helps troubled youth find focus". saskNOW | Saskatchewan | News, Sports, Weather, Obituaries, Classifieds. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ↑ Atter, Heidi. "Photography club in northern Sask. gets photos picked up by Kids Help Phone". .cbc.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Spears, Evan Room. "Incorporating Photography as a Therapeutic Tool in Counseling". .tandfonline.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Evans, Bryce. "Therapeutic Photography". .theoneproject.co. Retrieved 2019-09-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Gabriel, Micheal. "Can Photography Be Used as a Form of Therapy?". .contrastly.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ↑ Miller, E. "The Use of Phototherapy in Group Treatment for Persons Who Are Chemically Dependent". Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin April 2006 49. Retrieved 2019-10-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Weiser, J. "Photo therapy techniques in counselling and therapy". .phototherapy-centre.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Bach, H. "The place of the photograph in visual narrative research". .questia.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2019-10-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Latimer, Kendall. "Challenges facing Sask. Indigenous youth are 'relatively flat or getting worse': children's advocate". .cbc.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Barker, Brittany; Goodman, Ashley; DeBeck, Kora (2017-03-01). "Reclaiming Indigenous identities: Culture as strength against suicide among Indigenous youth in Canada". Canadian Journal of Public Health. 108 (2): e208–e210. doi:10.17269/CJPH.108.5754. ISSN 1920-7476.
- ↑ "Committee Report No. 9 - INAN (42-1) - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2019-06-28). "Suicide among First Nations people, Métis and Inuit (2011-2016): Findings from the 2011 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC)". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ↑ Baxter, David. "Sask. children's advocate urges policy makers to listen to kids on mental health issues". .globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ CKRM, News Room. "Mental health a major concern according to Saskatchewan Child's Advocate". .620ckrm.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Health Authority, Saskatchewan. "Transforming lives one picture at a time". .saskhealthauthority.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Bergeron, Brianna. "Alumnus uses photography to transform lives in Northern Saskatchewan". .saskpolytech.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Radio, CBC. "Northern lights photos represent hope for Sask. photographers". .cbc.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ O'Soup, Corey. "Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth 2018 Annual Report" (PDF). .media.socastsrm.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ O'Soup, Corey. "Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth 2018 Annual Report" (PDF). .media.socastsrm.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Quinlan, Peter. "Photography club inspires youth in northern Saskatchewan". .globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Rockville, MD. "Preventable hospitalizations National Healthcare Quality Report: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality". .ahrq.gov/. Retrieved 2019-10-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Atter, Heidi. "Photography club in northern Sask. gets photos picked up by Kids Help Phone". .cbc.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Matsubayashi, Tetsuya; Michiko Ueda (November 2011). "The effect of national suicide prevention programs on suicide rates in 21 OECD nations". Social Science & Medicine. 73 (9): 1395–1 400. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.08.022. PMID 21940085.
- ↑ O'Soup, Corey. "Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth 2018 Annual Report" (PDF). .media.socastsrm.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10. Unknown parameter
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External links
- Pinehouse Photography Official Website
- The One Project Therapeutic Photography
- Youth Mental Health Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
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