Visualizing Harm Reduction: Methodological and Ethical Considerations

The use of visual methods is becoming increasingly common and accepted in health research. This paper explores the opportunities and constraints of using photo-based methods in the context of a community-based participatory research study on how to engage people living with HIV in conversations about a hospital's recently introduced harm reduction policy. Using a blended approach of photovoice and photo-elicited interviews, we provided participants with cameras and asked them to take a series of photos that “show how you feel about or have experienced harm reduction as a Casey House client.” 

Publication Date: 
2015
Publisher(s): 
ScienceDirect
Pages: 
77-84
Volume: 
133
Journal Name: 
Social Science & Medicine
Location: 
Canada