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Building Bridges: Perspectives on youth homelessness from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis, Newcomer, and LGBTQ2S+ youth in Ottawa
Author(s): Tiffany Rose, Jacqueline Kennelly
Publication Date: 2018
In the capital city of one of the wealthiest countries in the world, young people ought not to be living on the streets, engaging in sex work to survive, and becoming enmeshed in drug cultures and illegal activities that put them at even greater risk of harm and violence. This report details Ottawa's remitting reality where youth are being exposed to these risks and more, through a process that creates their homelessness. Youth homelessness is no...
A cohort study examining emergency department visits and hospital admissions among people who use drugs in Ottawa, Canada
Author(s): Claire E. Kendall, Lisa M. Boucher, Amy E. Mark, Alana Martin, Zack Marshall, Rob Boyd, Pam Oickle, Nicola Diliso, Dave Pineau, Brad Renaud, Tiffany Rose, Sean LeBlanc, Mark Tyndall, Olivia M. Lee, Ahmed M. Bayoumi
Publication Date: 2017
Background The health of people who use drugs (PWUD) is characterized by multimorbidity and chronicity of health conditions, necessitating an understanding of their health care utilization. The objective of this study was to evaluate emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions among a cohort of PWUD. Methods We used a retrospective observational design between 2012 and 2013. The population was a marginalized cohort of PWUD (the PROUD...