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Adaption and Implementation of the Housing Outreach Program Collaborative (HOP-C) North for Indigenous Youth
Author(s): Elaine Toombs, Christopher J. Mushquash, Jessie Lund, Victoria A. Pitura, Kaitlyn Toneguzzi, Scott Leon, Tina Bobinski, Nina Vitopoulos, Tyler Frederick, Sean Kidd
Publication Date: 2020
There is a high prevalence of Indigenous youth experiencing either precarious housing or homelessness in northwestern Ontario. Given that Indigenous pathways to homelessness can differ from non-Indigenous youth, interventions that address homelessness must also adapt to meet diverse needs. The Housing Outreach Program Collaborative (HOP-C) is a tertiary prevention intervention designed to provide congruent housing and peer and mental health suppo...
Trialing the feasibility of a critical time intervention for youth transitioning out of homelessness
Author(s): Sean Kidd, Nina Vitopoulos, Tyler Frederick, Scott Leon, Wei Wang, Christopher Mushquash, Kwame McKenzie
Publication Date: 2020
Little is known regarding the specific types of service models and collaborations that are necessary to support diverse populations of youth in transition out of homelessness. Transitional supports addressing the complex needs of this population are needed to stabilize the array of housing arrangements that youth access. This study was a pilot randomized controlled trial of one such critical time intervention, called the Housing Outreach Program—...
Peer Support in the Homeless Youth Context: Requirements, Design, and Outcomes
Author(s): Sean A. Kidd, Nina Vitopoulos, Tyler Frederick, Mardi Daley, Kamika Peters, Khaled Clarc, Sue Cohen, Rose Gutierrez, Scott Leon, Kwame McKenzie
Publication Date: 2019
Peer support has a lengthy history in health and community services with particular prominence in areas such as addictions and mental health services. This growth in emphasis and evidence has not been mirrored in the area of youth peer support broadly nor peer support among homeless youth specifically. This situation has persisted despite the growing emphasis on youth lived experience engagement—including peer support. This paucity of literature...