by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Apr 30, 2024 | Research
Homelessness rates are rapidly rising across Canada, and encampments, as one of the most visible manifestations of homelessness, have become a focal point for discussion. Unfortunately, these debates often focus on safety risks (for both encampment residents and...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Apr 23, 2024 | Prevention Matters!
Over the past few years, the homelessness crisis has become impossible to ignore, but the current situation was decades in the making, and solving it will take efforts far beyond the homelessness sector. During the first session of the Canadian Observatory on...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Apr 16, 2024 | General
While researchers want their work to contribute to social change, this is easier said than done. Researchers rarely have the tools or connections to reach the policy makers and practitioners who would make use of their work. Similarly, policy makers and practitioners...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Apr 10, 2024 | General, Prevention Matters!
Last month, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness hosted a conversation about the Family and Natural Supports model with Jessica Ward (360 Kids), Melody Brewer (Canadian Mental Health Association of Kelowna), and Jocelyn Adamo (Trellis) facilitated by Heidi Walter...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Mar 25, 2024 | General
Based on “‘I Want Purpose in my Life’: A Qualitative Exploration of How Homeless Youth Envision their Futures” by Minda Wood, Stéphanie Manoni-Millar, Athourina David, Cora MacDonald, Veronique Rochon, John Sylvestre, and Stephen Gaetz. Adolescence and early adulthood...
