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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): Tyrone Austen, Bernie Pauly
Publication Date: 2012
Homelessness is a serious and growing issue. Evaluations of systemic-level changes are needed to determine progress in reducing or ending homelessness. The report card methodology is one means of systems-level assessment. Rather than solely establishing an enumeration, homelessness report cards can capture pertinent information about structural determinants of homelessness. This information can inform the development of evidence-based strategies...
Author(s): Tim Stockwell, Nichole Williams, Bernie Pauly
Publication Date: 2012
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Author(s): Bernie Pauly, Nicole Jackson, Debbie Thompson, Maggie Kerr-Southin
Organization: Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness
Publication Date: 2011
Progress is being in Greater Victoria, as 435 new units of subsidized housing and rent supplements came online during 2010/11. These were for a variety of people, including seniors, families and people who were homeless or at risk of homelessness. These and other findings were released today by the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness (Coalition) in its report Hungry and Homeless in Greater Victoria: Fitting the Pieces Together.
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Author(s): Bernie Pauly, Dan Reist, Chuck Schactman, Lynne Belle-Isle
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...
Author(s): Bernie Pauly, Joan MacNeil
Publication Date: 2010
In 2008, one of the oldest fixed site needle exchanges in a large urban city in Canada was closed due to community pressure. This service had been in existence for over 20 years. This case study focuses on the consequences of the switch to mobile needle exchange services immediately after the closure and examines the impact of the closure on changes in risk behavior related to drug use, needle distribution and access to services The context su...
Author(s): L Burns, M Langois, R Melnychuk, Bernie Pauly
Publication Date: 2008
In the novel Racists by Kunal Basu (2006), two competing scientists initiate an experiment that they believe will prove which race is superior. The research subjects, one white and one black infant, are sequestered on an isolated island in the care of a mute nurse. The contest must be waged in a ‘natural laboratory’ with no artificial interventions and with the prospect that one will die at the hands of the other. The politics of empire, the slav...
Author(s): Bernie Pauly, J Storch, P Rodney, C Varcoe, L. Stevenson, T Fulton, L Newton, K Schick Makaroff
Publication Date: 2009
In the current era of providing health care under pressure, considerable strain has been placed on nurses' workplaces. Underneath the economic and organizational challenges prevalent in health-care delivery today are important values that shape the ethical climate in workplaces and affect the well-being of nurses, managers, patients and families. In this article, the authors report on the outcomes of Leadership for Ethical Policy and Practice,...
Author(s): Bernie Pauly, K MacKinnon, C Varcoe
Publication Date: 2009
This article revisits and reaffirms Patricia Steven’s earlier work on access to healthcare as an important arena for nursing action. Many of the conditions that affect access to healthcare, such as racism and oppression, also shape inequities in health outcomes. We propose a conceptualization of social justice that is consistent with addressing the conditions that influence health inequities. We also discuss the implications of a critical and fem...