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What if community was part of the solution to youth homelessness?
Put yourself in the shoes of your thirteen-year-old self. If you couldn’t stay at home, where would you turn? I would have asked for help from my best friend’s family,...
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What is Upstream Canada?
How can we effectively address the largely hidden and pervasively misunderstood problem of youth homelessness in a safe and accessible way? In this blog, we will explore how a promising...
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The Family and Natural Supports Approach to Preventing Youth Homelessness – Early Learnings and Outcomes
Research shows that youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness have better outcomes when their family and natural supports are engaged in their lives. In this blog, we will highlight...
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How to Improve Participant Retention in Community-Based Housing Work
During longitudinal studies, it is common for researchers to worry about losing participants. The longer a trial goes on, the more that risk increases and it becomes difficult to retain...
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Housing First for Youth: A Program, Systems Approach and Philosophy
Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) is a program, systems approach and philosophy that can be used to guide local system planning decisions, as well as service delivery. In this blog,...
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What is Reflective Practice? Some Lessons for Researchers and Practitioners in the Homelessness Sector during COVID-19
The gap between research and practice has persisted for too long. Evidence-based research should be accessible, practically relevant, and inform policies. This is particularly important in the COVID-19 pandemic era,...
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What is the Family and Natural Supports (FNS) Approach to Preventing and Ending Youth Homelessness?
Many young people become homeless because of challenges they have experienced with their families. According to the Without a Home study, approximately 63% of youth experiencing homelessness reported being abused...
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Implementing Duty to Assist in Canada: A Rights-Based Approach to Preventing and Ending Homelessness
The Duty to Assist is perhaps one of the most significant paradigm-shifting developments in our efforts to prevent and end homelessness since Housing First arrived on the scene more than...
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Key Considerations for Youth Homelessness Prevention Programs
The rates of youth who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity are increasing exponentially across North America. Recent research has demonstrated that 6,000-7,000 youth, aged 13-24, are experiencing housing insecurity...
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Expanding Shelter Diversion and Eviction Prevention Programs in Canada
Disponible en version française How many organizations across Canada offer Shelter Diversion (SD) and Eviction Prevention (EP) programs and what’s the key to their success? That’s what our new project...