“If Something Happened, I Will Leave It, Let It Go and Move On”: Resiliency and Victimized Homeless Women’s Attitudes Toward Mental Health Counseling

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Jun 26, 2014

In the present study, we draw on interviews conducted with 60 homeless women (N = 60) in Detroit and Chicago about their experiences of violent criminal victimization and their attitudes toward accessing various postvictimization assistance—in particular, mental...

Homelessness In Canada Is Shrinking, Candice Bergen, Social Development Minister Says

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Jun 26, 2014

Cities across the country are seeing their homeless populations shrink thanks to efforts by the federal government and its partners to provide permanent housing to those languishing on the streets, says Canada’s social development minister. Homelessness in...

Brief report: Youth pathways out of homelessness – Preliminary findings

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Jun 26, 2014

While there exists an extensive body of knowledge regarding the risks associated with youth homelessness, very little work has addressed the process of exiting street contexts. This paper reports baseline findings from an ongoing longitudinal study assessing factors...

A vacation for the homeless: evaluating a collaborative community respite programme in Canada through clients’ perspectives

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Jun 26, 2014

This study assesses the Urban Breakaway Project, a collaborative project offering a structured vacation in the countryside of the province of Quebec intended for homeless (or street) youths. The objective of this study was to document participants’ perspectives...

30,000 people homeless on a given night, first-ever national tally suggests

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Jun 26, 2014

Homelessness in Canada affects about 200,000 people every year and comes with a $7 billion price tag, the first-ever national report on the issue has found. The results paint a picture of a disaster in communities across the country, said Tim Richter, one of the...