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Youth Homelessness: Mental Health and Substance Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s): Naomi Thulien, Amanda Noble, Alex Akdikmen, Danielle Ali, Isaac Coplan, Mardi Daley, David French, Stephen W. Hwang, Sean Kidd, Julia Roglich
Organization: Lived Experience Lab, A Way Home Canada, Covenant House
Publisher: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press
Publication Date: 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting societal inequities in an unprecedented manner. Young people who are experiencing or have experienced homelessness are disproportionately impacted by the negative socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic. The pandemic has also made visible the precarious existence in which these young people live. The aim of this knowledge synthesis was to deliver real-world evidence on promising mental health and substance...
Youth Homelessness: Mental Health and Substance Use During COVID-19
Author(s): Naomi Thulien, Amanda Noble, Mardi Daley, David French, Stephen Hwang, Sean Kidd
Organization: Lived Experience Lab, A Way Home Canada, Covenant House
Publication Date: 2020
Goal: The overall goal of this project is to rapidly synthesize real-world knowledge on promising mental health and substance use practices utilized by front-line providers serving young people who are experiencing or have experienced homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Background: An estimated 35,000-40,000 Canadian youth (aged 13 – 24 years) experience homelessness at some point during the year and at least 6,000 on any given night (Gaet...