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	Health care utilization among homeless people by Hwang, Stephen W. Homelessness is a growing problem in Canada. Homeless people suffer from high rates of illness. Despite their higher need for health care, little is known about their health care use, the barriers to ... [read more...] 5 Myths about America's Homeless by Culhane, Dennis P. Last month, the Obama administration released a plan designed to end homelessness in 10 years. The goal reflects new optimism among academics and advocates that homelessness is not an intractable feat... [read more...] Coming Together: Homeless Women, Housing and Social Support by Sakamoto, Izumi; Ricciardi, Josie; Plyler, Jen; Wood, Natalie; Chapra, Aisha; Chin, Matthew; Allan, Billie; Camero, Rose; Nunes, Monica The final report for Coming Together Project shares the voices and insights of women and transwomen with experiences of homelessness. This report expands on an earlier community report on a Community-... [read more...] Injury Hospitalizations and Socio-Economic Status by Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) This analysis illustrated that hospitalizations for injuries—unintentional and intentional—present a consistent association with socio-economic status. Simply put, the lower the residential neighbourh... [read more...] Teen Employment, Poverty, and the Minimum Wage: Evidence from Canada by Sen, Anindya; Rybczynski, Kathleen; Van De Waal, Corey In May 2007, the U.S. Congress enacted legislation, which increased the Federal minimum hourly wage from $5.15 to $7.25, over a two year time period. This increase to the minimum wage was the first in... [read more...] The Safe and Sexy Project: The sexual-health needs and knowledge of homeless and street-involved youth living in Hamilton, Ontario by Vibert, Michelle BACKGROUND: Youth continue to be at high risk for STI and HIV transmission and unplanned pregnancies because of their liberal approach to sexual-health and their susceptibility toward engagin... [read more...]


	For the past three years, photographer Andrea Star Reese has been documenting long term unsheltered men and women living in makeshift housing in New York City. Her first project, The Urban Cave, will be exhibi...


	Should we give money to panhandlers? Stephen Gaetz Associate Dean, Research and Field Development The Government of Alberta has announced its intention to put forward a plan that encourages people to refrain from giving money to panhandlers, and instead to give those resources to agencies serving peo...


	Family devastated after Abbotsford father killed while cycling on Hwy. 1 Neighbourhood where women disappeared still struggling Why We Can't Eat Slaughtered Geese Changes to census may harm records Shoes from Canada headed to Africa, Haiti Global warming 'undeniable,' world report says Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan Help Those Who Are Homeless or at Risk ... Census ain't broke, doesn't need fixing, so just leave it alone

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