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“Strengthening and Widening a Young Person’s Support Network Is Never the Wrong Way to Go”
Last month, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness hosted a conversation about the Family and Natural Supports model with Jessica Ward (360 Kids), Melody Brewer (Canadian Mental Health Association...
C.L. MichelApril 10, 2024
Q&A Series: Harm Reduction in Shelters during COVID-19
Among the many challenges faced by the homelessness sector during COVID-19, Harm Reduction is perhaps one of the...
Bernie PaulyMay 13, 2020
Harm Reduction in Housing and Shelters During COVID-19
COVID-19 has revealed a lot of inequities. For people that are homeless, it has shown how lack of housing puts people’s...
Bernie PaulyMay 07, 2020
Youth-Sector Survey Results Point to Challenges and Opportunities for Change Across Canada
The global pandemic of COVID-19 has shone a harsh light on the inequities and inadequacies of Canada’s social and...
Amanda BuchneaApril 29, 2020
Protecting Worker Well Being in the Homeless Serving Sector
It goes without saying that the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged all of us in different ways. Those who work in the...
Abe OudshoornApril 22, 2020
Affordable Housing, Homelessness and the Upcoming Federal Budget
This year’s Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) was released on March 17.[1] A general overview of the AFB project can be...
Nick FalvoApril 15, 2020
Safe Supply and Harm Reduction During COVID-19
This week's Research Matters blog discusses how organizations can support harm reduction efforts during the COVID-19...
Abe OudshoornApril 08, 2020