HOMELESS HUB REPORT SERIES - #1
Surviving Crime and Violence: Street Youth and Criminal Victimization in Toronto
by Gaetz, S.; O'Grady, B.; Buccieri, K.; Aaron, M. | Street Youth Legal Services and Justice for Children and Youth
Any parent would be outraged if their child was exposed to violence and crime. Any community would consider this to be unacceptable. Should we be concerned about the risks that young people who are homeless face? In our report, “Surviving Crime and Violence”, we explore the relationship between youth homelessness and criminal victimization. Our research highlights the degree to which the lives of young people who are homeless are characterized by high levels of crime and violence.
Read the Report >

REPORTS
Unpacking the Housing Numbers: How Much New Social Housing is BC Building?
by the Centre for Canadian Policy Alternatives
The report finds that while the number of households assisted by provincial housing programs increased by 11,530 since 2006, most of this assistance does not represent actual new social housing units. 

Cashing In? Payday Lending and The Need for an Alternative
by The Centre for Community Based Research
& the Wellesley Institute
Payday loans – small, short unsecured loans – seem to be commonplace these days. But who uses them and why? Why don’t people just turn to banks to borrow money much more cheaply? The answers may surprise you.

Homelessness and Health: Social Determinants of Health in York Region
by Carolyn Mooi; York Region Alliance to End Homelessness
The findings from this report are intended to increase understanding of the relationship between conditions of homelessness and health, as well as guide the development of specific health initiatives that will help to improve the health of homeless and at-risk people.

JOURNAL ARTICLES
“We’re Locking The Door”: Family Histories in a Sample of Homeless Youth
Alvi, Shahid; Scott, Hannah; Stanyon, Wendy
In this paper we describe the family experiences of 15 homeless male and female youth between the ages of 16 and 24 in a suburban area of Southern Ontario. 
The Qualitative Report

Social structural factors that shape assisted injecting practices among injection drug users in Vancouver
by Fairbairn, Nadia; Small, Will; Van Borek, Natasha et al.
Injection drug users commonly seek manual assistance with illicit drug injections, a practice known to be associated with various health-related harms. We investigated the social structural factors that shape risks related to assisted injection and the harms that may result.
Harm Reduction Journal

Issue 9 / September 27, 2010

York University Professor Stephen Gaetz, Associate Dean of Research and Field Development in the Faculty of Education, talks about street youth as victims of crime.
Watch the interview
Stephen also blogs about the issue here.

Finding Home
FEATURED E-BOOK CHAPTERS
1.5 - Toronto's Streets to Homes Program
by Nick Falvo
How effective is the Housing First model of providing permanent housing to long-term or chronically homeless singles?

2.7 Primary Health Care for Homeless Persons: Evaluating the Options Using a Policy Analysis Approach
by Shortt, S.E.D.; Hwang, S. W.; et al.
What is the most effective way to deliver point-of-first-contact or primary health care to homeless persons?

3.8 The "hand-to-mouth" existence of homeless youths in Toronto
by Tarasuk, V; Dachner, N.; Poland, B & Gaetz, S.
The study examines the relationship between chronic food deprivation and food acquisition practices among homeless youth.


FOR TEACHERS
The Homeless Hub provides a number of resources that educators can use to learn more about homelessness. These resources include special plain language summaries of key issues and questions, an extensive resource library, videos and arts-based research.
View these resources

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