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Outsiders Within: Claiming Discursive Space at National Homelessness Conferences in Canada

Social Inclusion, 2016
Homelessness in Canada is a large and growing problem affecting more than 235,000 men, women, youth, and families per year, in urban, suburban, rural and Northern communities.
Emily Paradis
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Association of housing status and cancer diagnosis, care coordination and outcomes in a public hospital: a retrospective cohort study

BMJ Open
Objectives Cancer is a leading cause of death in unhoused adults. We sought to examine the association between housing status, stage at diagnosis and all-cause survival following cancer diagnosis at a public hospital.Design Retrospective cohort study ...
Elizabeth Wick, Jennifer L Evans, Hemal K Kanzaria, Margot Kushel, Hannah Decker, Sara Colom, Dave Graham-Squire, Kenneth Perez, Maria C Raven   +8 more
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What is the Problem of Homelessness in Japan? Conceptualisation, Research, and Policy Response

International Journal on Homelessness, 2021
The definition of homelessness and the policies responding to it differ from society to society, as does understanding a state of being "homeless", all of which are socially constructed.
Masami Iwata
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Multiple exclusion homelessness in the UK: key patterns and intersections [PDF]

, 2011
This article presents preliminary results from a multi-stage quantitative study of ‘multiple exclusion homelessness’ (MEH) in seven urban locations across the UK.
White, Michael, Johnsen, Sarah, Sarah Johnsen, Johnsen, S, Fitzpatrick, S, Michael White, Fitzpatrick, Suzanne; id_orcid, Suzanne Fitzpatrick, White, M   +8 more
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The State of Homelessness in Canada 2014 [PDF]

, 2014
Canada is nearing an important crossroads in our response to homelessness. Since homelessness emerged as a significant problem – in fact, as a crisis – in the 1990s, with the withdrawal of the federal government’s investment in affordable housing ...
Gaetz, Stephen, Gulliver, Tanya, Richter, Tim   +2 more
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Sheltering the homeless [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2006
In August 2006, concerns were raised across the country in response to the announcement of cutbacks to the federal government's homelessness funding program.[1][1] Advocates for the homeless remain concerned that the current government intends to eliminate federal programs addressing homelessness,
Wendy, Muckle, Jeffrey, Turnbull
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Health Care Use Among Patients Presenting to Emergency Department for Gout Flares in Ontario, Canada: A Population‐Based Health Systems Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We characterized emergency department (ED) gout visits and identified patient characteristics and health services patterns contributing to ED presentations. Methods We conducted a population‐based study of ED gout visits in Ontario, Canada, between 2014 and 2023.
Timothy S. H. Kwok, Samantha Morais, William K. Silverstein, Clare L. Atzema, Gregory Choy, Priyanka Chandratre, Ping Li, Jessica Widdifield   +7 more
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A community‐driven approach to address substance use and create a Great Plains American Indian addiction and recovery research agenda

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Substance use, specifically opioid and methamphetamine use, is of increasing concern among American Indian (AI) populations in the Great Plains. This community‐driven participatory study investigated the impacts of substance use and community‐defined needs in treating addiction.
Brynn Luger, Anna Kihlström, Brinda Sivaramakrishnan, Allison Kelliher, Frankie Kropp, Carmen Rosa, T. John Winhusen, Donald Warne, the CTN0129 participating Tribal communities   +8 more
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‘It Is Good to See the Person As a Whole Person and… Continue to Improve Our Psychologically Informed Working’: A Thematic Analysis of Clinical Psychology Trainee Placements in Homelessness Settings

Health Expectations
Objectives The National Framework for Inclusion Health identified the need for collaborative action between the NHS and third sector health to improve access and outcomes for Inclusion Health groups. Clinical psychology trainee placements in homelessness
Rebecca J. Ward, Frances T. Greenway, Nick Maguire   +2 more
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Shifting Hearts and Minds: Practical Communications Strategies for Addressing Homelessness in Mid-Size Cities

International Journal on Homelessness
The visibility of homelessness is increasing in mid-size cities, putting municipalities under mounting pressure to address this complex issue. Unfortunately, community sentiment and responses to homelessness are often informed by misinformation and ...
Sahar Raza, Stephanie Vasko
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