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Author(s): Nancy J. Herman, Canada
Publication Date: 1992
The plight of the homeless mentally ill (HMI) in Canada & the US is examined, & results of a study on the effects of deinstitutionalization are reported. Data from participant observation of, & interviews with, 285 chronic & nonchronic ex-psychiatric patients living in 8 metropolitan areas in southern Ontario show that the origins of the HMI are closely connected with changing conceptions of mental illness, mental...
Author(s): H. Ducq, I. Guesdon, J. L. Roelandt, Canada
Publication Date: 1997
This literature review reveals disparity of epidemiological methods used in the US, Great Britain, Australia, and Canada in assessing the type and extent of mental illness among homeless adults. The lack of consensual definition of homelessness, the choice of different settings in which the research is organized (street, health centers, shelters), and the use of diverse instruments of psychiatric evaluation (diagnosis by clinician, by scale, or b...
Author(s): Fran Klodawsky, Canada
Publication Date: 2006
This introductory article studies the issue of gendered homelessness to determin why so little academic feminist writing addresses this topic. The article starts with reference to a feminist novel, "The Longings of Women" by Marge Piercy-that tackles this matter. The invisibility of the novel's homeless character is used as a way of introducing some distinctions between women's and men's homelessness. The two main objectives of...
Author(s): Elder, British Columbia, Canada
Publication Date: 2000
Part of a review symposium on a book by John Hagan & Bill McCarthy, Mean Streets: Youth Crime and Homelessness, (Cambridge: Cambridge U Press, 1997). This work, based on 10 years of research in Toronto, Ontario, & Vancouver, British Columbia, offers a life course perspective on the social problem of homeless juvenile delinquents & criminals. The book's objectives, design, & theoretical orientation are reviewed, off...
Author(s): Sweetgrass Consulting, Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation, CMHC, Canada
Publication Date: 2004
The objectives of this research study were: to examine housing issues and residential facilities and services available to homeless and low-income Aboriginal people with HIV/AIDS in urban centres, and gaps in services; and to identify culturally appropriate housing, residential facilities and services for them.
Author(s): Nancy Klos, Canada
Publication Date: 1997
Examines aboriginal homelessness in Canada, drawing on telephone interview data from 19 providers of services for the homeless. Results indicate that the aboriginal homeless population is neither gender- nor age-specific, nor from a specific locale. Homeless aborigines are sometimes victims of discrimination in the housing market & may feel culturally isolated from mainstream services for the homeless. It is suggested that the most import...
Author(s): Graham Pluck, Kwang-Hyuk Lee, Randolph Parks, Canada
Publication Date: 2007
A comparative study of substance misuse and substance abuse by the roofless people and people living in sheltrs in Sheffield, UK.
Author(s): Stephen W. Baron, David R. Forde, Leslie W. Kennedy, Canada
Publication Date: 2001
This article explores the conflict management styles of homeless male street youth & young males from the general population. Findings indicate that street youths are more likely to demand reparation from people they perceive have harmed them & are more willing to use aggression to settle disputes. They also hold subcultural values that leave them more likely to become upset & use aggression in disputes. These youth are le...
Author(s): Steve Pomeroy, Michel Frojmovic, Focus Consulting, Canada
Publication Date: 1995
This project produced an inventory of programs and projects addressing homelessness that have been completed since the 1987 International Year of Shelter for the Homeless in the following regions: North America, Europe and Australia, with the focus being on Canada and the United States. The inventory is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather to include selected examples of initiatives that show some innovation and have, in most cases, not been...
Author(s): H. Peter Oberlander, Arthur L. Fallick, Canada
Publication Date: 1988
This report presents descriptions of successful Canadian public and private programs to aid the homeless and alleviate homelessness as part of participation in the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless (IYSH).
Author(s): Canada
Publication Date: 2005
This paper is a synthesis piece intended to highlight the role housing plays as both a determinant and an outcome of poverty and exclusion. It is based primarily on research by Stuart Sykes of the PRI and input received at a joint roundtable held by the PRI and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) in October 2004.
Author(s): Michelle Clarke, Merrill Cooper, Canada
Publication Date: 2000
This study was commissioned by Calgary's Youth Alternative Housing Committee (YAHC), a consortium of agencies concerned about the issue of homelessness among youth. YAHC's initial interest centered on young people in conflict with the law, but it expanded to include the housing and accommodation needs of all young people who lack a stable residence, with a focus on those without child welfare status. Preliminary investigation by YAHC of the scope...
Author(s): C. Ward-Griffin, R. Schofield, S. Vos, R. Coatsworth-Puspoky, Canada
Publication Date: 2005
The purpose of this qualitative, descriptive study was to explore the perspectives of individuals who were caring for a family member with a mental illness, with particular attention to housing, quality of supports, and formal care services. Eleven focus groups with family caregivers (N = 75) were conducted. Both individual and team thematic analyses were undertaken until interpretations of the experiences of the participants were inductively dev...
Author(s): Dave Miranda, Michel Claes, Canada
Publication Date: 2004
This study investigated the links between the preference for 4 rap music genres (American rap, French rap, hip hop/soul, and gangsta/hardcore rap) and 5 types of deviant behaviors in adolescence (violence, theft, street gangs, mild drug use, and hard drug use). The effects of peers' deviancy, violent media, and importance given to lyrics were statistically controlled. A self-report questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 348 bilingual French...
Author(s): Youth Shelter Interagency Network (YSIN), City of Toronto, Canada
Publication Date: 2007
Toronto youth shelters are on the frontline of getting homeless youth off the street. These non-for-profit shelters provide the supports homeless youth need to better their lives and contribute to the community. The Youth Shelter Interagency Network (YSIN) comprises eleven youth shelters (541 beds of Toronto's 579 beds) that provide shelter, housing and crisis counseling; and rehabilitation and remediation programs for at-risk youth. The last dec...
Author(s): Ronald Savitt, Canada
Publication Date: 2005
Mention of homelessness in Canada in the book review by Ronald Savitt of the writings of Jane Jacobs. Exerpt....it focuses on housing issues that are critically important but that Jacobs then attributes to the increase of homelessness in Canada and the United States. That may well be a true statement, but she provides not a shred of evidence either in the... ...