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Homelessness and Gender Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa Region
While homelessness is a global phenomenon, research on homelessness skews heavily towards high-income nations such as those in North America, Europe, and Australia. The academic publishing sector also highly privileges...
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Managing High-Risk Behaviours and Challenges to Prevent Housing Loss in Permanent Supportive Housing: A Rapid Review
Permanent supportive housing is an effective intervention for stably housing most people experiencing homelessness and mental illness who have complex support needs. However, high-risk behaviours and challenges are prevalent among...
Latest Blog
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What Role do Rent Supplements Play in Successful Exits from Homelessness?
As Canada exits the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the urgency to permanently rehouse people experiencing homelessness continues to grow. Two concerns loom: the end of the moratorium on...
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People in Public Spaces – What Research Tells us About Laws and Homelessness
The urban camping/rough sleeping/unsheltered debate in Canada very much predates the COVID-19 pandemic. Community members, service providers, policy makers, and at times orders of government differ on the right approaches...
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Lessons Learned From a COVID-19 Outbreak in an Emergency Shelter
Much of the Canadian response to COVID-19 and homelessness has been built around the concern related to transmission risk within emergency shelters. This has led to a number of approaches...
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Protecting Worker Well Being in the Homeless Serving Sector
It goes without saying that the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged all of us in different ways. Those who work in the frontlines of the homeless serving sector already work in...
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Safe Supply and Harm Reduction During COVID-19
This week’s Research Matters blog discusses how organizations can support harm reduction efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic using a “safe supply” strategy.
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Protecting People Experiencing Homelessness During a Pandemic
Access more information on Pandemic Planning for the Homelessness sector at the Homelessness Learning Hub. Picture Credit: Photo taken by @NaheedD. Mural painted by Anthony Schofield. I want to open...