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A Systems Approach to Homelessness Prevention for Older Adults
As the population ages, more older adults in North America are experiencing homelessness. To prevent and end homelessness among older adults, we need stronger policies and solutions. While there isn’t...
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Thriving After Homelessness: A Concept Analysis
Background: Homelessness is a global challenge affecting both high-income and lower-income countries. While survival is a priority, when assessing rehousing programs, thriving should be a goal. There is, however, a...
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CAEH24
International Homelessness Policies: Informing the Canadian Context
Challenges of Ending Homelessness in the Canadian Context In Canada, homelessness remains a significant and growing issue. While frequently presented in public narratives as an individual failing, severe housing deprivation...
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Making Supportive Housing Work for Canada’s Most Vulnerable
With the 2023 National Conference on Ending Homelessness approaching, I am excited to discuss the findings of a research project that I have been involved with. This project is a...
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Research
8 Things to Know from Canada’s Point in Time Count
Between March 2020 and December 2022, 66 communities participated in Everyone Counts, the third nationally coordinated Point-in-Time (PiT) Count of homelessness in Canadian communities. The preliminary results of PiT homelessness counts have...
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Research
Are Canadian Communities Responding to Women and Girls’ Homelessness?
The Challenge While homelessness is an acknowledged challenge in Canada, not all experiences of homelessness have been seen, understood, or counted in. While the public face of homelessness is often...
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A New Journal for Sharing Knowledge to Prevent and End Homelessness
Academic knowledge creation continues to favour English-speaking and wealthy nations. Regardless of the discipline, the bulk of research scholarship has a strong western and global north bias. The reasons are...
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Holding True to Our Values Through the Crisis
Ending homelessness is ultimately a human endeavor. It involves relationships, meeting people where they are at, and seeking to find solutions that are a point of common understanding. My years...