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General
New Research Confirms Housing First Works and Treatment First Doesn’t
A new study out of the United States, led by UC Berkeley researcher Sydney Costantini, provides some of the strongest evidence to emerge in recent years that Housing First not...
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Research
When Early Intervention Goes Rural: Insights from Upstream Canada’s Newfoundland Pilot
Upstream Canada is an early intervention initiative adapted from Upstream Australia, designed to prevent youth homelessness and school disengagement by identifying risk early and connecting young people to appropriate support....
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Research
Towards Youth-Centred Data Practices for Ending Youth Homelessness
Young people experiencing homelessness often share their stories with service providers when they seek support, and both groups have concerns about how this information is gathered and shared. We listened...
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Interventions
Providing Opportunities for Young People to Build a Brighter Future: How Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) Changes Lives
When young people lose their homes, they face more than just the struggle of finding a place to sleep; they risk falling into cycles of instability that can last a...
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Research
Pursuing Justice: Understanding the Silos Among the Youth Justice and Youth Homelessness Sectors
Youth homelessness and youth justice don’t just overlap – they collide with one another and create repeat patterns in both systems. We don’t talk much about what happens to unhoused...
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Research
Shared Spaces, Shared Futures: Enhancing Belonging Through Intergenerational Co-Housing
What if we brought generations together to solve two big problems at once? Across Canada, many older women live alone. They often feel disconnected and isolated, especially after years of...
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Research
Sex Workers Speak for Themselves – Let’s Listen
The Sex Workers’ Action Program (SWAP) Hamilton, Ontario, is a direct-action organization created by and for sex workers. Its focus revolves around three main objectives: Education Outreach Advocacy SWAP Executive...
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Research
Preventing Homelessness in the United States: Evidence, Scaling, and What Works
In the past two years, the United States experienced a significant rise in homelessness, largely due to the migration crisis. Many individuals entered through the southern border, with Texas directing...
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IJOH Special Issue: Homelessness in Mid-Size Canadian Cities
Affordable Housing Strategies in New Brunswick: A Comparison of Two Municipal Approaches
How do two of New Brunswick’s largest municipalities address the housing crisis? This question guided our analysis when writing “New Roles Amidst Crisis”. Saint John and Fredericton are two mid-sized...
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IJOH Special Issue: Homelessness in Mid-Size Canadian Cities
Homelessness During the Pandemic: Arts-Based Knowledge Mobilization
Our research teams have been engaging in arts-based research for some time now to make research more accessible. This blog highlights three arts-based research projects developed in Canada, each developed...