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Report finds insufficient daytime options for people experiencing homelessness
Nick Falvo is the lead author of a recent report, commissioned by Vibrant Communities Calgary, looking at factors associated with social disorder on public transit (including social disorder involving people...
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Introduction to homelessness in high-income countries: An open access e-textbook
Dr. Falvo has begun to write an open-access interdisciplinary textbook intended to provide an introduction to homelessness for students, service providers, researchers, and advocates. New chapters will be uploaded here, as they...
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Research
Economic and social factors associated with the use of homeless shelters
La version française de ce billet se trouve ici. Researchers seeking to understand what causes homelessness often pay close attention structural causes—that is, factors that determine how much homelessness is to...
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Responding to Homelessness in Yellowknife: Pushing the Ocean Back with a Spoon
Several years ago, I wrote a book chapter on homelessness in Yellowknife, a city located in northern Canada. After a very long production cycle, the book has recently been published...
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Homelessness among Indigenous peoples
I’m writing an open access textbook on homelessness and have just released Chapter 6, which focuses on homelessness experienced by Indigenous peoples—especially in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The PDF...
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Canada’s 2023 federal budget
La version française de ce billet se trouve ici. Canada’s 2023 federal budget was tabled on March 28. Highlights include substantial health care funding, incentives for ‘clean energy,’ new funding...
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Rough Sleeping and Encampments
I’m writing an open access e-book on homelessness entitled “Introduction to homelessness in high-income countries: An open access e-textbook” and have just released Chapter 3 titled “Rough sleeping and encampments.” The PDF...
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Research
10 things to know about theory and homelessness
I have begun to write an open-access interdisciplinary textbook entitled “Introduction to homelessness in high-income countries: An open access e-textbook”. It aims to provide an introduction to homelessness for students,...