ScholarWorks > Institutes & Centers > Grandparents Raising Grandchildren > GrandFamilies > Vol. 7 > Iss. 2 (2024)
Abstract
In this practice brief, we outline our research focused on grandparents raising grandchildren in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. Specifically, we highlight a series of collaborative community workshops implemented as part of our research project. Using a participatory action research approach, we worked with grandparents raising grandchildren to co-design and implement the workshops, which we titled It Takes a Village to Raise a Grandchild. These workshops brought together grandparents raising grandchildren and key community members, including clergy, educators, healthcare providers, politicians, social services, child services, and researchers. The goal of these workshops was to build awareness and increase understanding of the issues facing grand-families and to increase cross-collaboration between sectors to optimize grand-family well-being. Central to the workshops was an opportunity to highlight the lived experience of being a grandparent raising grandchildren with a particular focus on resilience needed to lead a grand-family. These workshops provided a catalyst for interdisciplinary sharing and spurred the development of new partnerships and the creation of supportive networks.
Recommended Citation
Murray, C.,
Bain, L.,
Spinks, N.,
Avery, D.
(2024). It takes a village to raise a grandchild: Developing communities of support for grand-families on PEI, Canada. GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy, 7 (2).
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