by Emma | Apr 9, 2025 | IJOH Special Issue: Homelessness in Mid-Size Canadian Cities, Research
Public understanding of social concerns, and response to them, are influenced by media portrayals. This is true of homelessness: whether through traditional newspapers or social media platforms, the narratives we encounter shape public opinion, policy discussions, and...
by Emma | Apr 1, 2025 | IJOH Special Issue: Homelessness in Mid-Size Canadian Cities
Homelessness is often seen as a big-city issue, but mid-size cities are also facing a growing crisis. While homelessness has existed in these communities for decades, it has largely taken the form of hidden homelessness. Visible homelessness is new in many mid-sized...
by Emma | Apr 1, 2025 | IJOH Special Issue: Homelessness in Mid-Size Canadian Cities, Research
There is no doubt that data shapes how we understand an issue and what we do about it. Across the country there are various efforts to collect more accurate, substantial data on people’s experiences of, and trajectories through, homelessness. We wanted to contribute...
by Emma | Mar 31, 2025 | Prevention Matters!
The Prevention Matters! series, hosted by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, brings brilliant minds together to explore evidence-based strategies designed to prevent homelessness before it starts. During the ninth episode of the series, Yes, It Works: How...
by Emma | Mar 14, 2025 | Research
Precarity among college and university students is so widespread that it is often talked about as a rite of passage. But post-secondary homelessness and housing insecurity come with a real human cost—they should not be normalized as just part of the student...
