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Homelessness 101
This section is a starting point for those researching or wanting to learn more about homelessness, particularly in Canada. We address definitions, statistics and common myths and questions. We also look at real costs of homelessness.
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Prevention
Addressing homelessness involves prevention, emergency response, and housing with supports. Canada is shifting from managing to preventing homelessness altogether.
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Programs That Work
Effective interventions like Housing First and school-based programs prevent and reduce homelessness by providing both housing and support.
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2SLGBTQ+
Extensive research has focused on youth homelessness, yet little is known about the experiences of 2SLGBTQ youth in Canada. Initiatives to end homelessness must address this critical gap in understanding.
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Black Communities
In Canada, Black communities endure the highest rate of homelessness among racialized groups, with youth being significantly impacted. Unsheltered homelessness is twice as likely for Black individuals, particularly Black women.
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Youth
Youth homelessness affects those aged 13-24 lacking stable housing and social supports for transitioning to adulthood, leaving them without consistent income or residence.
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Métis Housing Need in Saskatchewan
Although Indigenous Peoples across Canada experience housing need at a disproportionate rate, what this means specifically varies from community to community. Recently, the Federal Housing Advocate, Marie-Josée Houle, and the Métis Nation—Saskatchewan (MNS) collaborated on...
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CAEH24
Leaving supportive housing: New opportunities, old challenges in Toronto’s rental market
Supportive housing helps people who have experienced homelessness find a stable place to live. However, what happens when they want to live on their own in the private market? Our study shows that people are...
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Prevention Matters!
Duty to Assist Involves More than Just the Homelessness Sector
Duty to Assist is a homelessness prevention approach that works upstream and uses a human-rights lens. Originating in Wales, it is also known as the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, which created a legal obligation for...
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The Cost of Inaction: Healthcare Expenses Associated with Homelessness in Toronto
Research consistently demonstrates a strong link between homelessness and poor health outcomes. Despite this evidence, interventions designed to address homelessness, like the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit or highly supportive housing, frequently encounter resistance because of their...
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CAEH24
Building a Housing Loss Prevention Program: Lessons from Siloam Mission
Housing First is a best practice in working with folks experiencing chronic and episodic homelessness, but ending homelessness takes a variety of approaches involving various sectors. In order to end homelessness in our country, communities...
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