Latest Contributions
- Book/E-Book Chapter
Part 1: Program Model Guide
Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) is an adaptation of the well-established Housing First approach used to address homelessness. Housing First programs – including the Pathways model and the At Home/Chez...
- Journal
Mental Health and Wellness of Service Providers Working with People Experiencing Homelessness in Canada: A National Survey from the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Objective: This study examined the scope of common mental health problems and perceived impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among direct service providers working with people experiencing homelessness in Canada. Method:...
Latest Blog
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Creating Research Impact – How We Make Homelessness Research Matter
It wasn’t so long ago that I would lament the lack of impact of research on the homelessness crisis in Canada. You often used to hear people say, “We don’t...
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Foyers give young people a safe and decent place to live, learn and grow
What’s the best housing option for young people who become homeless? This is an important question, because when we design programs for homeless youth, we often create what I call...
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Youth Homelessness and Labour Market Integration
In helping to support young people move out of homelessness – or indeed to avoid homelessness in the first place – labour market integration presents both one of the greatest...
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Canada now has a shared definition of homelessness – but, do we even need one?
What is in a definition? Leading policy makers, service providers and researchers from across the country have long lamented the fact that Canada has no national definition of homelessness. The...
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New Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness will make an impact!
There’s a new national player in the struggle to end homelessness in Canada. The new Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness was launched last week, and promises to be an effective...
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The rich get richer and the homeless get fined
Homelessness continues to be a visible problem in most Canadian cities. I would say most Canadians, when they think about how we respond to homelessness, would consider emergency shelters, drop-ins...