Researcher Q&As

Lori Criss, MSW, LSW, is an advocate for women in recovery as Chief Operating Officer of Amethyst. Amethyst is a leader in long-term, gender-competent addiction and trauma treatment for women who are homeless and their families in Central Ohio. Amethyst was founded by a group of women who were in...
Heather Lyons was part of the team that helped create Portland, Oregon’s Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness. The city’s Ten-Year Plan is credited with reducing overall street homelessness by 39 percent, and chronic homelessness by 70 percent. She chats with the HRC’s Wendy Grace Evans to share...
York University Professor Isolde Daiski, an Associate Professor with the School of Nursing in the Faculty of Health talks about her research project that looked at how the homeless see their own health needs. Research Summary
York University Professor Stephen Gaetz, Associate Dean of Research and Field Development in the Faculty of Education, talks about street youth as vicitms of crime. What is this research about? During public debates, homeless youth are often characterized as perpetrators of crime. But this focus on...
Carole Norris-Shortle works to foster attachment between young children and their parents who are experiencing homelessness. She is a mental health consultant at the PACT Therapeutic Nursery in Baltimore, Maryland. She chats with the HRC’s Wendy Grace Evans to discuss her strategies for helping...
The Cook Inlet Tribal Council Recovery Service is a SAMHSA Services in Supportive Housing (SSH) grantee. The Council assists Alaska Natives and Native Americans who are homeless and experiencing a mental health or co-occurring disorder. Within the Council, the Welcome Home Project Clinical Case...