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ADDRESSING THE ONGOING INUIT HOUSING CRISIS IN CANADA
by Cathleen Knotsch & Dianne Kinnon | NAHO
Housing, rather than being the safe haven and source of security that it is for the majority of Canadians, is clearly one of the biggest barriers to health and well-being for Inuit, as well as a significant challenge to economic development in the Inuit homelands (Inuit Nunangat). The latest statistics show not only Inuit Nunangat enduring the most crowded housing conditions in Canada, but also the resulting toll on Inuit children. the continuous shortage of housing in combination with a rapidly growing population has Inuit leaders and government officials struggling for a better way to describe a situation that is dangerously deteriorating. until recently, they have referred to it as a 'housing crisis.' Now, they call it a 'critical public health issue,' underlining the role played by housing in the health of the Canadian Inuit population, particularly children.
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REPORTS
Precarious Housing and Hidden Homelessness Among Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Immigrants in the Toronto Metropolitan Area
Concerns about the housing situation of newcomers have increased recently. It is taking longer for newcomers to achieve wages and salaries equivalent to those of equally qualified Canadian-born workers, the incidence of low incomes is increasing among immigrant households at the same time as it has been declining among Canadian-born households, and housing is becoming more expensive in Canada's major cities.
CERIS
In this Together: Ending Poverty in Alberta
This report reveals that 73,000 Alberta children lived below Statistics Canada's low-income cut-off (after-tax) in 2009. This was a 40% increase from the year before. The document also offers solutions to alleviating poverty in Alberta.
Public Interest Alberta, Alberta College of Social Workers & Edmonton Social Planning Council
Homelessness - A Silent Killer
Despite improvements in the health of the general population over the last 15 years, the average age of death for homeless people still remains shockingly low at just 47 years old, and with the average age for homeless women being even lower at 43. This compares to an age of 77 for the general population.
Crisis UK JOURNAL ARTICLES
Social Exclusion, Gender, and Access to Education in Canada
by Dhillon, Jaskiran
This article documents interpretive insights into the social and cultural dimensions of schooling through the narrative accounts of young women and girls living in poverty and experiencing homelessness in Canada.
Feminist Formations Recognising homelessness in public space: Intolerance and invisibility
by Ferguson, Tristan S.
We often hear each other say, "I saw this homeless guy who..." followed by one discussion or another of their behaviour. Indeed, it is this difference in behaviour that is fundamental to people commenting on, and believing they recognise, homeless people in public spaces.
Parity Work, Employment, and Mental Illness: Expanding the Domain of Canadian Social Work
by Shankar, Janki; Barlow, Constance A.; Khalema, Ernest
High levels of unemployment among people who experience mental illness, and the rising incidence of mental health and addictions issues in workplaces, offer the opportunity, as well as the mandate, for social work educators to provide professional education in the area of employment support and assistance.
Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation | Issue 28 / January 18, 2012
FACTSHEET:
101 Things You Need to Know About Youth Homelessness
#33. Students who drop out of school are 10 times more likely to end up homeless than those who have graduated from high school.
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Fred Victor, The John Howard Society of Toronto and Change Toronto present:
Transitional Housing in Toronto: Perspectives and Opportunities
February 2, 2012 | 9:00-12:30
This forum will provide an opportunity to learn more about ways in which transitional housing can address homelessness, hear about the successes and challenges of transitional housing that already exists in Toronto, and discuss opportunities for developing additional transitional housing in the city.
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