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Author(s): CBC, Eric Weissman
Publication Date: 2022
Researcher and filmmaker Eric Weissman has studied homelessness, mental health and substance use. He is also a lived expert who has experienced episodic homelessness and witnessed the life-altering effects of safe, stable housing. In this interview on the Candian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), he shares his story with host Julia Wright and discusses housing as a form of harm reduction.
Author(s): Eric Weissman, Rebecca Schiff, Jeannette Waegemakers-Schiff
Organization: University of New Brunswick
Publication Date: 2018
The following is a discussion paper based on the basic findings of a simple survey study undertaken between 2017-18 at Red Deer College. The study was done to get a preliminary idea of what post-secondary student homelessness looks like, and as such the findings presented here are suggestive, not conclusive. Currently, the study is being undertaken at three other sites and the methodology and findings are being refined. However, some very compell...
Author(s): Eric Weissman
Publication Date: 2008
Subtext is an experimental long-term ethno-videography using digital visual media to study homelessness and housing. This piece starts with an exploration of the demise of Toronto's Tent City and follows some of the ex-residents on their journey through mainstream housing and personal change. This is not an agenda-laden piece. It is graphic. The points of view are those of the participants. Subtext examines community building, mental health and a...