Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
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): S. Yeo, C. Ratnam, E. Paradis, A. Oudshoorn, B. Nessa, J. Mosher, S. Macphail, S. Greene, S. Gaetz, C. Forchuk, C. Casimir, K. Buccieri, M. Bonnycastle, H. Berman, J. Arsenault, A. Amponash, K. Aguila
Publication Date: 2015
The purpose of this framework is to provide municipalities across Canada a tool that they can adapt to their local setting to end homelessness for women and girls.
Approaches to homelessness in Canada have been going through a significant shift from managing people during their experiences of homelessness to permanent solutions that end homelessness. These solutions take a more comprehensive approach in looking at the root causes of homelessness,...
Author(s): C. Forchuk, J. P. Reiss, B. Mitchell, S. Ewen, A. Meier
Publication Date: 2015
Individuals who have mental health issues and are homeless or in housing crisis have been found to access emergency departments more frequently than individuals with stable housing. While emergency departments primarily focus on medical issues, homeless individuals may require psychosocial support as well. This study examined issues around housing crises and emergency department use for individuals with mental illness in Canada. Collecting baseli...
Author(s): H. Berman, G. A. Mulcahy, C. Forchuk, K. A. Edmunds, A. Haldenby, R & Lopez
Publication Date: 2009
Uprooting and displacement are a common part of everyday life for millions of girls and young women throughout the world. While much of the discourse has centered on movement from one country to another, uprooting and displacement are also a reality for many within Canada. Notably, a growing population of homeless girls and Aboriginal girls also have experienced uprooting and dislocation from home, community, and in some cases, family. For many o...
Author(s): C. Forchuk, G. Russell, S. Kingston-Macclure, K. Turner, S. Dill
Publication Date: 2006
The issue of discharge from hospital ward to the streets is seldom explored in the literature, but all too commonly experienced by individuals experiencing psychiatric disorders. The Community University Research Alliance on Housing and Mental Health sought to determine how frequently people were discharged from psychiatric wards to shelters or the street in London, Ontario, Canada. A number of data sources were accessed to determine instances of...
Author(s): H. Berman, G. A. Mulcahy, C. Forchuk, K. A. Edmunds, A. Haldenby, R. Lopez
Publication Date: 2009
Uprooting and displacement are a common part of everyday life for millions of girls and young women throughout the world. While much of the discourse has centered on movement from one country to another, uprooting and displacement are also a reality for many within Canada. Notably, a growing population of homeless girls and Aboriginal girls also have experienced uprooting and dislocation from home, community, and in some cases, family. For many o...
Author(s): C. Forchuk, S. Giustizia, N. Annett, M. Connoy, R. Csiernik, K. Diaz, B. Edwards, D. Elkin, S. Fisman, M. Godin, M. Jeng, K. Laverty, B. Mitchell, R. Norman, S. Ouseley, J. Richardson, A. Rudnick, P. Wilk
Publication Date: 2011
This project will work closely with existing service partners involved in street level services and focus on testing and evaluating three approaches for street level interventions for youth who are homeless and who have severe or moderate mentally illness. Youth will be asked to choose their preferred service approach: Housing First related initiatives focused on interventions designed to move youth to appropriate and available housing and ongoin...
Author(s): C. Forchuk, R. Vann, E. Wilura, J. Hoch, M. Jeng, S. Kingston-Macclure, E. Jensen
Publication Date: 2011
In London, Ontario, discharges from psychiatric wards to shelters or NFA occurred 194 times per year. This discovery led to the creation of a pilot project that provided immediate access to a housing advocate and changed normal policies related to housing and start-up fees for a select group of income support recipients. The intervention was successful; seven participants who received this additional assistance were still housed six months later,...