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Publication Date: 2013
Homelessness and drug use often overlap and the harms of substance use are exacerbated by homelessness. Responding to the twin problems of homelessness and substance use is an important aspect of strategies to end homelessness. The introduction and development of ten year plans to end homelessness in North America heralds a new era of systemic responses to homelessness. Central to many of these plans is the adoption of ‘Housing First’ as a policy...
Organization: Centre for Addictions Research of BC, University of Victoria
Publication Date: 2011
Homelessness is a sad fact in most cities in North America. In 2007, it was estimated that there were about 1,200 homeless people living in Greater Victoria (Victoria Cool Aid Society, 2007). Approximately 41% of those surveyed identified problems with alcohol and drug use as contributing factors to their current housing situation. Between 2008 and 2010, the High Risk Populations Study from the BC Alcohol and Other Drug Monitoring Project found t...
Publication Date: 2010
Reflecting the objectives of the national strategy to address HIV/AIDS: Leading Together: Canada Takes Action on HIV/AIDS (CPHA, 2006) the Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) is committed to reducing inequity, stigma and other social factors driving the epidemic by working with all levels of government, community AIDS and other social service organizations, and people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Recognizing housing as one these social determina...