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Author(s): Bruce Wallace, Bernie Pauly, Kathleen Perkin, Geoff Cross
Publication Date: 2019
This project examined the effectiveness of a transitional program in breaking the cycle of homelessness. Within a community-based research approach, the authors conducted a case study to describe the program and participants within a context in which housing is largely unavailable and unaffordable. Although most participants successfully transitioned to housing few transitioned from homelessness to economic self-sufficiency in market housing and...
Author(s): Bernie Pauly, Kathleen Perkin, Geoff Cross
Publisher: Canadian Observatory On Homelessness
Publication Date: 2016
As a result of inadequate housing and income, people experiencing homelessness face multiple health challenges, including poor health outcomes and lack of access to health care services (Frankish, Hwang, & Quantz, 2005; Hwang et al., 2011; Hwang et al., 2010). As a consequence of their living situations, people experiencing homelessness are more vulnerable to transmission of disease, especially during public health crises such as pandemics (O...
Author(s): Kate Vallance, Tim Stockwell, Bernie Pauly, Clifton Chow, Erin Gray, Bonnie Krysowaty, Kathleen Perkin, Jinhui Zhao
Publication Date: 2016
Background: Managed alcohol programs (MAPs) are a harm reduction strategy for people with severe alcohol dependence and unstable housing. MAPs provide controlled access to alcohol usually alongside accommodation, meals, and other supports. Patterns of alcohol consumption and related harms among MAP participants and controls from a homeless shelter in Thunder Bay, Ontario, were investigated in 2013.
Methods: Structured interviews were conducted wi...
Author(s): Bernadette (Bernie) Pauly, Erin Gray, Kathleen Perkin, Clifton Chow, Kate Vallance, Bonnie Krysowaty, Timothy Stockwell
Publication Date: 2016
Background: There is a higher prevalence of alcohol use and severe alcohol dependence among homeless populations. The combination of alcohol use and lack of housing contributes to increased vulnerability to the harms of substance use including stigma, injury, illness, and death. Managed alcohol programs (MAPs) administer prescribed doses of alcohol at regular intervals to people with severe and chronic alcohol dependence and homelessness. As a pi...
Author(s): Bruce Wallace, Bernadette Pauly, Kathleen Perkin, Mike Ranfft
Publication Date: 2015
Homelessness is a growing social issue that is a consequence of structural inequities and contributor to the development of health inequities. Community-based research (CBR) has been proposed as an effective research strategy for addressing health equities and promoting social justice through participatory processes. The purpose of this article is to examine the application of CBR principles and practices in the homeless sector and the implicatio...
Author(s): Tim Stockwell, Bernie Pauly, Clifton Chow, Kate Vallance, Kathleen Perkin
Organization: CARBC
Publication Date: 2013
Managed Alcohol Programs (MAPs) provide regulated doses of alcohol to residents in supportive accommodation to address seemingly intractable health and social problems experienced by people with alcohol dependence, use of non-beverage alcohol and unstable housing. The Station Street MAP was evaluated for housing stability, access and use of health care services, social functioning, harms and patterns of alcohol use and changes in health.
Author(s): Bernie Pauly, Tim Stockwell, Clifton Chow, Erin Gray, Bonnie Krysowaty, Kate Vallance, Jinhui Zhao, Kathleen Perkin
Organization: CARBC
Publication Date: 2013
This report presents an evaluation of a Managed Alcohol Program (MAP) currently being provided for homeless men and women in the Thunder Bay, Ontario region who have severe problems relating to alcohol use and homelessness. The aims of the research were to establish whether the MAP was contributing to (i) improvements in health and well-being of participants (ii) reductions in their use of emergency, hospital and police services, and (iii) less h...

Author(s): Bernie Pauly, Elly Carlson, Kathleen Perkin
Organization: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
Publication Date: 2012
The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of research on interventions that aim to end or reduce homelessness. Our specific goals were to gain an understanding of the different populations for whom interventions have been tested and the type of interventions evaluated, as well as to create an inventory of the indicators used to assess the effectiveness of interventions. We provide an overview of the methodology used to gather research on...