Being Safe Being Me 2019
Being Safe Being Me is the product of knowledge mobilization materials for the Canadian Trans and Non-binary Youth Health Survey. In 2019, in my role as the in-house communications manager for SARAVYC at UBC, I was tasked with creating these knowledge mobilization materials.
with input from six youth advisory groups all across Canada.
In collaboration with feedback from youth advisory groups, I wrote and designed the Being Safe Being Me report and accompanying infographics, fact sheets, social media materials, and landing page. Similar to Out at Home resources, I also facilitated creation of four informational animated Being Safe Being Me videos. All materials were then translated into French.
Key Features for Being Safe Being Me Resources
Informed by Advisory Groups
The following is taken from the Being Safe Being Me report:
“There were six youth advisory groups across Canada—Quebec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and a rural online advisory. We would like to acknowledge that these advisory groups took place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the St. Lawrence Iroquoians, Mohawk, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee , Wabanaki Confederacy, Mi’kmaq , Anishinabewaki, Neutral, Cree, Tsuu T’ina, Métis , Tsleil-Waututh, Stó:lo, Musqueam, and Qayqayt people. They met several times and helped our team identify ways to reach trans and/or non-binary youth, helped make sense of the results, suggested topics of interest and importance for their part of Canada, and provided feedback on the area fact sheets (located at the end of this report) and on this national report.”
Animated Being Safe Being Me Video Producing
Animated explainer videos are an excellent way to mobilize knowledge. In my role as communications manager at SARAVYC, I developed a video script and hired animation firm, Art Over Matter, who then created the videos.
Customized WordPress Landing Page and Accompanying Materials
WordPress is the CMS of choice at UBC and has many pre-made features. In developing the landing page for Being Safe Being Me, I made use of these features and also customized where needed using HTML and CSS.
To accompany the report, I also created infographics to represent key findings from seven regions across Canada. The chosen key findings and quotes were informed by the associated regional advisory group.
