by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Aug 1, 2024
Homelessness is one of the most significant humanitarian, policy, and public health issues in the United States. People experiencing homelessness are at a heightened risk of various health issues, including severe mental illness, and face a life expectancy up to 30...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Aug 1, 2024
Staying Put is a scheme that enables young people to remain with their foster carers, if both parties agree, from the age of 18 to 21. We evaluated how this reduces the risk of homelessness in care leavers. What We Found: Consistent and strong evidence that Staying...
by Stephanie | Jul 26, 2024
About Welfare in Canada The Welfare in Canada reports look at the total incomes available to those relying on social assistance (often called “welfare”), taking into account tax credits and other benefits along with social assistance itself. The reports look at four...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Jul 15, 2024
Youth homelessness is a major public health concern. Chapin Hall’s Voices of Youth Count study found that every year, more than 4 million young Americans ages 13–25 experienced some form of homelessness. Homelessness is a traumatic experience preceded by adversity. It...
by Stephanie | Jul 12, 2024
Pairing youth and young adult-centered housing diversion support with immediate, flexible funding has made housing solutions an enduring reality for hundreds of Washington young people facing homelessness, all for a low cost per household. In August 2020, A Way Home...
