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prevention
In this new bi-weekly blog series, Abe Oudshoorn explores recent research on homelessness, and what it means for the provision of services to prevent or end homelessness. Follow the whole series!...
Abe OudshoornMarch 27, 2018
prevention
“If we want to stop people dying on roads, we invest money in seatbelts, not in the emergency department. In the same way in regards to homelessness, why would we wait to intervene with a young...
Riana FisherMarch 15, 2018
prevention
The relationship between child welfare systems and homelessness is becoming clearer, with almost 60% of youth who experience homelessness in Canada having had contact with the child welfare system....
Abe OudshoornMarch 08, 2018
prevention
“Most people intuitively understand that it is better to prevent a bad thing from happening – cancer, car accidents, etc. – than to deal with the consequences.”
For more than two decades, emergency...
Riana FisherFebruary 20, 2018