Research Matters Blog
Lack of housing has profoundly negative effects on the mental health of women and girls who are homeless. Research shows that - compared to housed women - women who are homeless are more likely to...
Kaitlin SchwanOctober 21, 2020
The criminalization of housing insecurity, and the links between criminal justice involvement and homelessness, has become particularly evident during the pandemic. There has been a heightened law...
Kaitlin SchwanSeptember 21, 2020
Gender matters when it comes to tackling homelessness and housing need. This is the first blog in a series that brings a gender-based lens to the housing challenges facing women, girls, and gender-...
Kaitlin SchwanAugust 19, 2020
In Canada, between 35,000–40,000 young people experience homelessness each year – that’s approximately 6,000-7,000 youth on any given night. Public systems (e.g., healthcare, child welfare, criminal...
Kaitlin SchwanDecember 11, 2019