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): Carrie Anne Marshall, Abe Oudshoorn, Julia Holmes, Corinna Easton, Brooke Phillips, Eric Todd, Joy Cameron, Sarah Collins, Suliman Aryobi, Chelsea Shanoff, Rebecca Goldszmidt, Steven Rolfe, Lily Yosieph, Jessie Ford, Laura Cornish, Mechele te Brake, Preet Chhokar, Madison Woodburn, Kristen Turner, Rozelen Carillo-Beck, Jessica Szlapinski, Nicole Pacheco, Shahriar Sabri-Laghaei, Debbie Laliberte Rudman
Publication Date: 2021
It is frequently assumed that when individuals secure a tenancy following homelessness, that their life naturally improves for the better in most or all areas of their lives. Unfortunately, recent research suggests that many individuals who secure housing after homelessness continue to live in a state of survival. While the importance of supporting individuals to secure and sustain housing cannot be understated, other aspects of a person’s life i...
Author(s): Carrie Anne Marshall, Brooke Phillips, Tom Greening, Terry Landry, George Panter, Oliver Hill, Matthew Hall, Carol Ravnaas, Ashley O’Brien, Rebecca Ridge, Greg McQueen, Suliman Aryobi, Alexandra Carlsson, Ellie Lambert, Marlo Jastak, Tina Siemens, Rebecca Goldszmidt, Julia Holmes, Corinna Easton, Brittany Couto, Ruth Woodman, Kristia Maatta
Organization: Western University
Publication Date: 2021
While unhoused, persons who have experienced homelessness are frequently consumed with securing the necessary conditions to meet their basic needs including finding a place to stay for the night, finding food, and keeping safe.
In other words, they are simply trying to survive. It is frequently assumed that when individuals secure a tenancy following homelessness, that their life naturally improves for the better in most or all areas of their liv...