Many of the authors in this book wrote about interactions with emergency homeless shelters, the foster care system, outreach programs and more; as well as mainstream services such as healthcare, addictions programs and mental health services. As it stands, people access each of these services separately. For those of us who are housed this is usually just a minor inconvenience; the fact that we get a prescription at the doctor’s office and often have to fill it somewhere else entirely isn’t generally a big deal. In the context of homelessness, however, disjointed services are difficult to get to, organize and arrange.
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- Foreword
- Introduction
- Stories
- 3. Contrast
- 4. All The Way Home
- 5. She must have been crazy
- 6. My Life Story, My Youth
- 7. Maison de Maternity
- 8. Hail Mary Pass
- 9. Into a storage locker
- 10. Officer Down
- 11. Rooming at the Haunted House
- 12. My Journey from Nova Scotia to Ottawa
- 13. Anatomy of Hero
- 14. Battered Schmattered
- 15. My Journey
- 16. Aloha Big Kahuna
- 17. How Being a Veggie Burger with Bacon Saved My Life
- 18. I brave enough to leave
- 19. Hope Eternal
- Policy
- 20. A Pragmatic, Humanistic and Effective Approach to Additions: The Importance of Harm Reduction
- 21. A Comprehensive, Community Process on Ending Homelessness: The System of Care Approach
- 22. What Comes Next? Supporting Individuals After Institutional Discharge
- 23. Healing the Pain and Hurt: Dealing with the Trauma of Homelessness
- 24. Ending Homelessness: Building not only homes but relationships of respect
- Conclusion
- Introduction
- Homelessness is Only One Piece of My Puzzle: Implications for Policy and Practice
- Policy
- 21. A Comprehensive, Community Process on Ending Homelessness: The System of Care Approach