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A Rapid Review of Practices to Support People Experiencing Homelessness During COVID-19
People experiencing homelessness are uniquely vulnerable to the impacts of a pandemic, such as COVID-19. Therefore, governments across Canada have been implementing a patchwork of responses to address the needs...
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We Need to Genuinely Listen to What People Tell Us They Need
It is frequently assumed that when individuals secure a tenancy following homelessness, that their life naturally improves for the better in most or all areas of their lives. Unfortunately, recent...
Latest Blog
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Placing the Blame: Why are Housing Programs Failing?
In this bi-weekly blog series, I explore recent research on homelessness, and what it means for the provision of services to prevent or end homelessness. Read the first blog here....
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How an Employment Program for Homeless Adults Both Challenged and Confirmed My Biases
In this bi-weekly blog series, I explore recent research on homelessness, and what it means for the provision of services to prevent or end homelessness. Read the first blog here....
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Why We’re Failing to Prevent Homelessness
In this bi-weekly blog series, Abe Oudshoorn explores recent research on homelessness, and what it means for the provision of services to prevent or end homelessness. Follow the whole series! 2017...
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What Does it Mean to be Property-less?
In this bi-weekly blog series, Abe Oudshoorn explores recent research on homelessness, and what it means for the provision of services to prevent or end homelessness. Follow the whole series! With...
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Can Big Data Lead to Better Eviction Prevention?
In this bi-weekly blog series, Abe Oudshoorn explores recent research on homelessness, and what it means for the provision of services to prevent or end homelessness. Follow the whole series! I’ve...
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What a ‘Right to Housing’ Means for Homelessness: The Case of Veterans
In this bi-weekly blog series, Abe Oudshoorn explores recent research on homelessness, and what it means for the provision of services to prevent or end homelessness. Follow the whole series! Social...