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The real cost of homelessness: Can we save money by doing the right thing?
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Webinar: Housing First for Youth
Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) is a rights-based intervention for young people (aged 13-24) who experience homelessness, or who are at risk. It is designed to address the needs of...
Latest Blog
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Interventions
What’s the Future of Homelessness Prevention? Adapting the Welsh “Duty to Assist” for Canada
The desire to address inequalities and exclusionary practices within homelessness policy led Wales to become the first country to attempt to fully reorient homelessness services toward prevention and to make...
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It’s time for a change: Report of the Advisory Committee on Homelessness
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General
Let’s Talk Housing & Prevention
There is good news in Canada. The federal government has recently launched a welcome consultation process to inform Canada’s first National Housing Strategy. Among the list of potential outcomes, the...
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Research
OF COURSE we need a separate definition for youth homelessness!
Recently there has been a growing focus on the problem of youth homelessness. More and more people are recognizing the scope of the problem, and are expressing a desire to...
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Why is the harm reduction model so important?
Think about the child who spins madly in order to make themselves dizzy or experience euphoria; the student who says “I can’t face this class without another big cup of...
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Launch: Community Workspace on Homelessness
Media Folder: Media Root Today, the COH officially launches its Community Workspace on Homelessness. The Workspace is a free, online platform for community representatives, service providers and others working in...