In this electronic version of an academic poster session several presenters had a few minutes each to share their stories, data, research and ideas via PowerPoint.
These posters capture the highlights of Canadian homelessness research.

Research & Policy

• Intimate partner violence among a cohort of homeless adults with mental illness: Prevalence and gendered patterns of risk

Faith Eiboff, University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health, Vancouver, BC
Tonia L. Nicholls, University of British Columbia, Department of Psychiatry, Vancouver, BC
Althea Crawford, Simon Fraser University, Centre for the Study of Gender, Social Inequities and Mental Health, Vancouver, BC
AKM Moniruzzaman, Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Burnaby, BCvC.James Frankish, University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health, Vancouver, BC
Michael Krausz, University of British Columbia, Department of Psychiatry, Vancouver, BC

• To Go Or To Stay: Migration decisions and homelessness in East Central Ontario

Dr. Fay Martin, Youth Emergency Shelter Peterborough, Ontario

• Views of street-involved youth on resources and services related to sexuality: an exploratory analysis

Philippe-Benoit Côté, Université de Montréal
Martin Blais and Hélène Manseau, Université du Québec à Montréal

• ewaykamloops.ca online hub of supports for homeless people in Kamloops

Tangie Genshorek M.Arch, Kamloops Homelessness Action Plan Coordinator

• Routes to Homes: Transit and Social Skills Support Intervention for Homeless Youth

Sharon Anderson, University of Alberta
Miriam Stewart, University of Alberta
Joshua Evans, Athabasca University
Cheryl Currie, University of Lethbridge
Amanda Almond, MAPS Alberta
Catherine Broomfield, iHuman
Karen Drynan, Old Strathcona Youth Society

• “Inn-Home Support” a Homelessness Prevention Program

Su Knorr, Inn from the Cold--Kelowna

• The False Promise of Technology Use in Assisting People Experiencing Homelessness

Abe Oudshoorn, Western University, School of Nursing

• Infirmary Program: Sherbourne Health Centre

Jonathan Sutherland, Community Health Worker

Research & Policy: Housing First

• The Development of a Canadian Housing First Toolkit

Geoffrey Nelson, Wilfrid Laurier University
Paula Goering, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Myra Piat, Douglas Instititute/McGill University
Stephen Gaetz, York University/Canadian Homelessness Research Network
Lauren Polvere, Douglas Institute (Project Lead)
Eric Macnaughton, Mental Health Commission of Canada
Rachel Caplan and Timothy Macleod, Wilfrid Laurier University

• Changes in At Home/Chez Soi Participants’ Lives: Early findings comparing baseline and 18 month narrative interviews

Eric Macnaughton, Wilfrid Laurier University
Lauren Polvere, Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Myra Piat, McGill University

• Participant Perspectives on Housing First and Recovery: Early Findings from the At Home/Chez Soi Project

Lauren Polvere, Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Eric Macnaughton, Wilfrid Laurier University
Myra Piat, McGill University

• Qualitative Implementation Evaluation of Housing First for People with Mental Illness: The Canadian At Home/Chez Soi Project

Geoffrey Nelson, Wilfrid Laurier University
Paula Goering, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Rachel Caplan and Timothy Macleod, Wilfrid Laurier University

• Correlates of Veteran Status in a Canadian Sample of Homeless People with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness

Jimmy Bourque, Université de Moncton
S. Daigle, K. Darte, B. Kopp, L.A. Landry, J. LeBlanc, S.R. LeBlanc, F. Moore, J. Sareen & L. VanTil

• Pathways into Homelessness: Understanding How Both Individual and Structural Factors Contribute to and Sustain Homelessness

Myra Piat, Douglas Mental Health University Institute/McGill University

• Housing First: Addressing Participants’ Early Support Needs

Vicky Stergiopoulos, Centre for Research on Inner City Health, The Keenan Research Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Agnes Gozdzik, Centre for Research on Inner City Health, The Keenan Research Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital
Patricia O’Campo, Centre for Research on Inner City Health, The Keenan Research Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Alix Holtby, Centre for Research on Inner City Health, The Keenan Research Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital
Jeyagobi Jeyaratnam, Centre for Research on Inner City Health, The Keenan Research Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital
Sam Tsemberis, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto; Pathways to Housing Inc.

• Effectiveness of a Housing First Program Delivered in a Rural Region of New Brunswick

Jonathan Jetté, School of Psychology and Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services, University of Ottawa
Tim Aubry, School of Psychology and Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services, University of Ottawa
Jimmy Bourque, Centre de recherche et de développement en education, Université de Moncton

• Early Findings on Outcomes of Participants of a Housing First Program Implemented in a Small Canadian City

Tim Aubry, University of Ottawa
Jimmy Bourque, Université de Moncton
Stéfanie Leblance, Université de Moncton

• Pragmatism and Political Expediency: Housing Policy in Canada under the Harper regime

Steve Pomeroy, Carleton University Centre for Urban Research and Education (CURE)
Nick Falvo, Carleton University Centre for Urban Research and Education (CURE)

• Housing First Program Models

Jeannette Waegemakers Schiff, University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work

These posters were presented at the National Conference on Ending Homelessness in Ottawa, ON, October 29-30th, 2013.