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Research
Finding Community in Encampments
Homelessness rates are rapidly rising across Canada, and encampments, as one of the most visible manifestations of homelessness, have become a focal point for discussion. Unfortunately, these debates often focus...
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Prevention Matters!
“It’s not Going to Be Done Just by the Homelessness Sector”: Homelessness Prevention 101
Over the past few years, the homelessness crisis has become impossible to ignore, but the current situation was decades in the making, and solving it will take efforts far beyond...
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General
Design Thinking: Bridging the Gap Between Research, Policy, and Practice
While researchers want their work to contribute to social change, this is easier said than done. Researchers rarely have the tools or connections to reach the policy makers and practitioners...
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General
“Strengthening and Widening a Young Person’s Support Network Is Never the Wrong Way to Go”
Last month, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness hosted a conversation about the Family and Natural Supports model with Jessica Ward (360 Kids), Melody Brewer (Canadian Mental Health Association of Kelowna),...
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General
“I Want Purpose in my Life”: How Homeless Youth Think About their Futures
Based on “‘I Want Purpose in my Life’: A Qualitative Exploration of How Homeless Youth Envision their Futures” by Minda Wood, Stéphanie Manoni-Millar, Athourina David, Cora MacDonald, Veronique Rochon, John...
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Prevention Matters!
Prevention Matters! A New Expert Panel Series Hosted by the COH
The homelessness sector already knows that the only way to truly solve the problem of homelessness is to shift towards preventing it before it happens. In fact, in our recent...