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By Youth for Youth: Empowering Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Managua, Nicaragua
There is a dearth of effective, evidence-based programming to support youth experiencing homelessness, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where the majority of these young people live. Programs focused on...
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“Systems Trauma”: A Qualitative Study of Work-Related Distress among Service Providers to People Experiencing Homelessness in Canada
This study examines the factors affecting workplace mental health among service providers to people experiencing homelessness in Canada, with the aim of understanding how work-related challenges cause distress.
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Engaging youth experiencing homelessness in research: Strategies & lessons learned from three programs of work in North America
Explore tools that contribute to successful research with youth experiencing homelessness in a 90-minute workshop webinar! Join leading research experts as they share strategies and lessons learned from impactful programs...
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Vulnerable and Exposed: Dangers of the Climate Crisis for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness/Housing Instability
People who are experiencing homelessness, poverty or housing instability are the most vulnerable to the effects of weather extremes caused by climate change. The term “weather extremes” refers to weather...
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More than Four Walls and a Roof Needed
“At 17 ended up homeless, and I came to the shelter, and it was crazy from 18 to about 21. I was like having a place, and not having a...
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Launching the first comprehensive mental health and addictions resource for homeless youth service providers
It was in lower Manhattan nearly 15 years ago that a young woman experiencing “houselessness,” as she described it, gave me a copy of the piece of art that is...