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): National Network for Youth, A Way Home Canada
Publication Date: 2021
This webinar provides an introduction into cross-systems youth homelessness prevention.
Author(s): National Network for Youth, A Way Home Canada
Publication Date: 2021
This webinar focuses on the difficult change management lessons learned in practice in Canada to bring the need for change home for folks that may have outdated assumptions that need to be challenged. This conversation is focused on the roles of practitioners and service organizations in prevention in order to see the best outcomes for young people and their families/natural supports.
Author(s): Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children, A Way Home Canada
Publication Date: 2019
The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children and A Way Home Canada created this fact sheet to shed light on how a rights-based system approach can be used to prevent and end youth homelessness.

Author(s): Canada Without Poverty, A Way Home Canada, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, FEANTSA
Publication Date: 2016
The report is now available for the European context and in 7 additional languages!
Youth homelessness is a pressing issue worldwide that requires urgent attention. To help address the issue, a collaborative group of organizations from Canada and Europe have developed Youth Rights! Right Now! Ending Youth Homelessness: A Human Rights Guide for grounding strategies to end youth homelessness in international human rights law. The guide, based on r...

Author(s): Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, A Way Home Canada
Publication Date: 2016
Last October, when the Province of Ontario released A Place to Call Home, the report of the expert advisory panel on homelessness, youth homelessness was identified as one of four priority areas for the government. In this policy brief, we applaud these efforts and offer insights into how Ontario can become a leader in addressing youth homelessness by working with community partners in a strategic and effective manner.