Preventing Psychiatric Discharge to Homelessness

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Oct 22, 2014

The present study assessed the effects of an intervention that was designed to provide on-site, predischarge housing assistance for psychiatric clients. Participants included clients from acute (n = 219) and tertiary (n = 32) care hospital sites. Data were collected...

Waterloo Region Emergency Shelter Data 2006 – 2013

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Oct 14, 2014

In Waterloo Region, the emergency shelter system served 3,492 unique individuals in 2013. This number is on par with the number of individuals served in 2012 (3,447 unique individuals). Rates of shelter use continue to be high; the number of people accessing emergency...

Being Poor in West Niagara

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Oct 8, 2014

In West Niagara alone there are over 1,100 children and adults accessing our hunger – relief services every month. In 2012 we : responded to over 9,000 client visits collected over 85,000 lbs of nutritious and varied foods for empty cupboards acquired hundreds...

From the Front Lines

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Oct 6, 2014

The Human Development Council is proud to present, in partnership with Hemmings House Pictures, a documentary film on front-line organizations and social workers in Saint John. Produced and shot throughout the summer of 2012, From the Front Lines tells the story of...

Where’s the Data? 2013 New Brunswick Child Poverty “Report Card”

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Aug 25, 2014

The ability to measure progress in reducing child poverty in the province is severely compromised due to the lack of credible data. According to the national report card released by Campaign 2000 in Toronto, the national child poverty rate was 14.3%, down slightly...