by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Feb 11, 2016
People experiencing homelessness typically have limited resources and likely have past exposure to traumatic events. Therefore, they may be at higher risk of adverse physical and psychological reactions following a public health emergency or disaster. Trauma-informed...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Feb 6, 2016
The Opening Minds Interim Report is the result of the largest systematic effort to reduce the stigma of mental illness in Canadian history from the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s (MHCC) anti-stigma initiative, Opening Minds. It was released on November 18, 2013,...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Feb 6, 2016
These new guidelines are available to support organizations that provide substance use treatment services for women. Trauma Matters: Guidelines for Trauma-Informed Practices in Women’s Substance Use Services, will help you understand the interconnections of...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Nov 26, 2015
This toolkit has been created by people with lived experience of homelessness alongside 10 organisations from across Europe working in the fields of homelessness, social policy, civic participation and education. Positive participation is about using a wide range of...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Oct 20, 2015
The current study tested the postdictive validity of the Vulnerability Index (VI), an instrument used to assess medical vulnerability among people who are homeless. It also examined the relationship between hospitalization records and self-reported health status. The...
