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The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness is the largest national research institute devoted to homelessness in Canada. The COH is the curator of the Homeless Hub.
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Author(s): Setareh Ghahari, Shawna Burnett & Libby Alexander
Publisher: BMC Health Services Research
Publication Date: 2020
Background
In Canada’s increasing immigrant population, a phenomenon called the “healthy immigrant effect” has arisen in which health declines after four years of settling. Access to healthcare is an important consideration. There is strong evidence that immigrants lack confidence and knowledge for navigating health services. The aim of this study was to develop and pilot test the Accessing Canadian Healthcare for Immigrants: Empowerment, Voice...
Author(s): Massimo Ralli, Andrea Arcangeli, De-Giorgio Fabio, Aldo Morrone, Lucia Ercol
Publication Date: 2021
This journal article explores the differences in COVID-19 prevalence between people experiencing homelessness and living in shelters and those who are not.
Publication Date: 2021
Already at high-risk for adverse consequences associated with daily living, youth experiencing homelessness face additional barriers to health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to identify the self-reported experiences and healthcare needs of youth experiencing homelessness as services in the community began to shut down at the beginning of the pandemic.
Author(s): Jesse I. R. Jenkinson, Carol Strike, Stephen W. Hwang, Erica Di Ruggiero
Publication Date: 2021
A main component of discharging patients from hospital is identifying an appropriate destination to meet their post-hospitalization needs. In Canada, meeting this goal is challenged when discharging people experiencing homelessness, who are frequently discharged to the streets or shelters. This study aimed to understand why and how the ability of hospital workers to find appropriate discharge destinations for homeless patients is influenced by dy...
Author(s): Naomi S. Thulien, Andrea Wang, Caitlin Mathewson, Ri Wang, Stephen W. Hwang
Publication Date: 2021
Longitudinal studies examining the life trajectories of young people after they have exited homelessness have identified concerns with persistent social and economic exclusion, struggles to shake off identities of homelessness, and housing instability. This pilot study sought to explore the feasibility of improving socioeconomic inclusion outcomes by bolstering identity capital (sense of purpose and control, self-efficacy and self-esteem) among y...
Author(s): Geoffrey Nelson, Tim Aubry, Pascale Estecahandy, Christian Laval, Eoin O’Sullivan, Marybeth Shinn, Sam Tsemberis
Organization: Feantsa
Publication Date: 2021
Guided by Kingdon’s (1995) policy streams framework, the aim of this paper is to understand how social scientists can influence policy responses to those experiencing homelessness based on examples from Europe, Canada, and the United States.
This paper is open access.
Author(s): C. Hill, H. Hsu, M. Holguin, M. Morton, H. Winetrobe, E. Rice
Publication Date: 2021
The study explores the effects of minority and multiple minority statuses on exits from homelessness and the stability of homelessness exits over time.
Author(s): Amy M. Albertona, G. Brent Angella, Kevin M.Goreya, Stéphane Grenier
Publication Date: 2021
This study explores how child welfare involvement, and educational achievement impact experiences of hidden and visible homelessness for Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
Author(s): Jesse Thistle, Janet Smylie
Publisher: Canadian Medical Association Journal
Publication Date: 2020
This resource provides an Indigenous-specific clinical guideline regarding Indigenous homelessness that is distinct from and complementary to Pottie and colleagues’ guidelines on health care for homeless people published in CMAJ. In this commentary, the authors present key elements of this Indigenous guideline, including 4 protocols to guide service providers.
Author(s): Benjamin F Henwood, John Lahey, Harmony Rhoades, Hailey Winetrobe, Suzanne L Wenzel
Publication Date: 2018
Permanent supportive housing (PSH) has been recognized as an effective intervention and the national policy for addressing chronic homelessness in the United States. Due to an aging cohort of homeless adults and prioritizing those who are most vulnerable for housing, the health status of those entering PSH is likely worse than those previously reported in the literature. This report examined the self-reported health and health conditions of a sam...
Author(s): Louise Peters, Christopher W. Hobson, Victoria Samuel
Publication Date: 2021
The aim of this meta-synthesis was to draw together the available research to further understanding of the experiences of staff working with homeless people. An overarching theoretical construction of the internal experiences of support staff in managing the demands of the role along with their own needs was developed. This theory may provide the basis for testable hypotheses in future research and inform the development of support and training...
Author(s): Ellen C. Rowlands Snyder, Lisa M. Boucher, Ahmed M. Bayoumi, Alana Martin, Zack Marshall, Rob Boyd, Sean LeBlanc, Mark Tyndall, Claire E. Kendall
Publication Date: 2021
There is a significant gap in knowledge of factors associated with unstable housing specifically among people who use drugs. This open-access journal article aims to identify these factors to support the effective targeting of housing interventions and resources for this population.
Author(s): Martin Loosemore, Jemma Bridgeman, Hugh Russell, Suhair Zaid Alkilani
Publication Date: 2021
The aim of this paper is to address this gap in knowledge and contribute to the emerging social procurement debate in construction by exploring the role that construction employment can play in reducing the risk of homelessness.
Open-access.
Author(s): Catherine Robinson
Publication Date: 2021
Research consistently suggests school-based programs are key to identifying children at risk, preventing homelessness, and improving learning outcomes for those who do experience homelessness. At a minimum, schools can intervene in educational harms, such as low attainment and early school leaving, that are associated with high mobility, a lack of support, cumulative trauma, and stigma. Addressing administrative and practical barriers to homeless...
Author(s): Claudia D. Solari, Douglas Walton, Jill Khadduri
Publication Date: 2021
We investigate whether racial disparities exist among homeless families with priority access to the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. The families we studied moved from emergency shelter into subsidized housing and sometimes left the HCV program, and our results suggest that the HCV program works as well for Black families as it does for White families. The rates at which families used the vouchers to lease a housing unit are similarly high f...
Author(s): Stephanie Baker Collins, Anne Fudge Schormans
Publication Date: 2021
The study of youth homelessness has explored important intersections of homelessness with the child welfare, education, criminal justice, and mental health sectors. An invisible intersection in this research is the intersection of disability and homelessness, particularly intellectual, developmental, and learning disabilities for youth experiencing homelessness. The Partnering for Change research project has examined this intersection through an...
Author(s): Nick Kerman, John Ecker, Stephen Gaetz, Emmy Tiderington, Sean A. Kidd
Publication Date: 2021
Objective:
This study examined the scope of common mental health problems and perceived impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among direct service providers working with people experiencing homelessness in Canada.
Method:
This cross-sectional study used an online survey that was disseminated to homeless service, supportive housing, and harm reduction organizations and networks. Data were collected on depression, anxiety, stress, post-traumatic stress,...
Author(s): Mariya Bezgrebelna, Kwame McKenzie, Samantha Wells, Arun Ravindran, Michael Kral, Julia Christensen, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Stephen Gaetz, Sean A. Kidd
Publication Date: 2021
This systematic review of reviews was conducted to examine housing precarity and homelessness in relation to climate change and weather extremes internationally. In a thematic analysis of 15 reviews (5 systematic and 10 non-systematic), the following themes emerged: risk factors for homelessness/housing precarity, temperature extremes, health concerns, structural factors, natural disasters, and housing. First, an increased risk of homelessness ha...
Author(s): Hsun-Ta Hsu, Chyna Hill, Monique Holguin, Laura Petry, Duncan McElfresh, Phebe Vayanos, Matthew Morton, Eric Rice
Publication Date: 2021
Youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) are vulnerable to multiple adverse health outcomes. Connecting YEH with housing is critical to addressing youth homelessness and to preventing long-term negative health consequences among this vulnerable population. Using administrative data, this study aims to explore correlates of YEH's sustainability in two major housing programs: permanent supportive housing (PSH) and rapid re-housing (RRH) programs.
Implications of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness: A Brief Report
Author(s): Hsun-Ta Hsu, Robin Petering, Laura Onasch-Vera
Publication Date: 2021
This study explores implications of young adults experiencing homelessness’ COVID-19 vaccine uptake (e.g. vaccine attitudes and vaccination uptake facilitators and intention). A convenience sample of 78 youth were recruited in Los Angeles County and completed a self-administered online survey measuring their COVID-19 experiences.