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Homelessness is Only One Piece of My Puzzle: Implications for Policy and Practice

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  • Foreword
    • 1. Foreword
  • Introduction
    • 2. Introduction
  • Stories
    • 3. Contrast
    • 4. All The Way Home
    • 5. She must have been crazy
    • 6. My Life Story, My Youth
    • 7. Maison de Maternity
    • 8. Hail Mary Pass
    • 9. Into a storage locker
    • 10. Officer Down
    • 11. Rooming at the Haunted House
    • 12. My Journey from Nova Scotia to Ottawa
    • 13. Anatomy of Hero
    • 14. Battered Schmattered
    • 15. My Journey
    • 16. Aloha Big Kahuna
    • 17. How Being a Veggie Burger with Bacon Saved My Life
    • 18. I brave enough to leave
    • 19. Hope Eternal
  • Policy
    • 20. A Pragmatic, Humanistic and Effective Approach to Additions: The Importance of Harm Reduction
    • 21. A Comprehensive, Community Process on Ending Homelessness: The System of Care Approach
    • 22. What Comes Next? Supporting Individuals After Institutional Discharge
    • 23. Healing the Pain and Hurt: Dealing with the Trauma of Homelessness
    • 24. Ending Homelessness: Building not only homes but relationships of respect
  • Conclusion
    • 25. Listen Up! The Role of Dignity, Respect and Inclusion in our Response to Homelessness

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  1. Homelessness is Only One Piece of My Puzzle: Implications for Policy and Practice
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Foreword

Publication Date: 
2015
Homelessness is Only One Piece of My Puzzle: Implications for Policy and Practice 1. Foreword

Foreword

1. Foreword

Introduction

2. Introduction

Stories

3. Contrast4. All The Way Home5. She must have been crazy6. My Life Story, My Youth7. Maison de Maternity8. Hail Mary Pass9. Into a storage locker10. Officer Down11. Rooming at the Haunted House12. My Journey from Nova Scotia to Ottawa13. Anatomy of Hero14. Battered Schmattered15. My Journey16. Aloha Big Kahuna17. How Being a Veggie Burger with Bacon Saved My Life18. I brave enough to leave19. Hope Eternal

Policy

20. A Pragmatic, Humanistic and Effective Approach to Additions: The Importance of Harm Reduction21. A Comprehensive, Community Process on Ending Homelessness: The System of Care Approach22. What Comes Next? Supporting Individuals After Institutional Discharge23. Healing the Pain and Hurt: Dealing with the Trauma of Homelessness24. Ending Homelessness: Building not only homes but relationships of respect

Conclusion

25. Listen Up! The Role of Dignity, Respect and Inclusion in our Response to Homelessness
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