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Assessing Urban Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness in Canada
Authors: Belanger, Yale D.; Head, Gabrielle Weasel; Awosoga, Olu
This report sought to determine the current state of urban Aboriginal housing and how itcan be improved. An up-to-date mapping of Aboriginal people’s housing conditions in urbanareas is provided. Nationally rates of urba... [Read More]
Changing Directions, Changing Lives: The Mental Health Strategy for Canada
Authors: Bartram, Mary; Chodos, Howard; Gosling, Sarah; Hardie, Susan Lynn; Knoops, Francine; Lapierre, Louise; Lyons, Donna; Neuwelt, Barbara
This is the first mental health strategy for Canada. Its release marks a significant milestone in the journey to bring mental health ‘out of the shadows’ and to recognize, in both words and deeds, the truth of the saying... [Read More]
Housing Homeless Youth in Vancouver: Key Barriers and Strategic Responses
Authors: Basi, Sandip; Clelland, Tabrina; Khind, Navi; Morris, Amy; Severinson, Peter
There were an estimated 65,000 youth in Canada who were either homeless or living in emergency shelters in 2009. Vancouver’s 2011 homeless count found 349 homeless youth, an increase of 29 percent from the 2008 count. Re... [Read More]
Ending Youth Homelessness - A CHRA Policy Position Statement
Homelessness continues to be an unacceptable reality in many Canadian communities, and youth are one of the fastest growing segments of the homeless population. This is despite the fact that much has been learned about s... [Read More]
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Now is the time to increase supports for LGBTQ homeless youth

Alex (Ilona) Abramovich

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President Obama’s recent endorsement of marriage equality gives much hope to millions of people in the queer community, however, there is still much more work to be done, especially with regards to the extremely high number of lesbian, gay, bisex...

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Ask the Expert A report by York University Professor Stephen Gaetz, University of Guelph Professor Bill O'Grady and York PhD student Kristy Buccieri has found that Toronto Police are ticketing the city's homeless more aggressively than ever before, despite a decline in of...

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101 Things You Need to Know About Youth Homelessness

 1. There are an estimated 100 million children living on the streets in the world today.

2. A ‘Child on the Street’ refers to children who visit their families regularly and might even return every night to sleep at home, but spend most days and ...

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A Canadian Homelessness Research Network (CHRN) initiative. The CHRN has received financial support from the Government of Canada’s Homelessness Partnering Strategy and the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada