Mullen, Joan & Leginski, Walter (2010). Building the Capacity of the Homeless Service Workforce. Open Health Services and Policy Journal. 3:101-110.

ABSTRACT: The available data are imperfect but suggest that between 202,300 and 327,000 workers provide homeless services. However, little is known about the composition of this workforce and little attention has been paid to developing its capacity to address the multiple problems of those living without homes. Workforce development covers a range of activities …

Hopper, Elizabeth, Bassuk, Ellen, Olivet, Jeffrey (2010). Shelter from the Storm: Trauma-Informed Care in Homelessness Services Settings. Open Health Services and Policy Journal. 3:80-100.

ABSTRACT: It is reasonable to assume that individuals and families who are homeless have been exposed to trauma. Research has shown that individuals who are homeless are likely to have experienced some form of previous trauma; homelessness itself can be viewed as a traumatic experience; and being homeless increases the risk of further victimization and retraumatization…

Mikkonen, Juha & Raphael, Dennis (2010). Social Determinants of Health: The Canadian Facts. Toronto: York University School of Health Policy and Management.

ABSTRACT: The primary factors that shape the health of Canadians are not medical treatments or lifestyle choices but rather the living conditions they experience. These conditions have come to be known as the social determinants of health. This information – based on decades of research and hundreds of studies in Canada and elsewhere – is unfamiliar to most Canadians…

Gillis, Laura, Dickerson, Gloria, Hanson, Justine (2010). Recovery and Homeless Services: New Directions for the Field. Open Health Services and Policy Journal. 3:21-26.

ABSTRACT: The recovery movement is reshaping approaches to treatment of mental illness, substance abuse, and traumatic stress disorders. Yet recovery principles have not been well integrated into the homeless assistance network, despite high prevalence of mental illness, substance abuse, and trauma histories among people who are chronically homeless in the United…

Olivet, Jeffrey, Bassuk, Ellen, Elstad, Emily, Kenney, Rachael, Jassil, Lauren (2010). Outreach and Engagement in Homeless Services: A Review of the Literature. Open Health Services and Policy Journal. 3: 53-70.

ABSTRACT: Outreach and engagement are regarded by many who work in homeless programs as essential services. Outreach on the streets and in shelters is often the first point of contact for people who are not served by traditional sitebased services and …

Apicello, Jocelyn (2010). A Paradigm Shift in Housing and Homeless Services: Applying the Population and High-Risk Framework to Preventing Homelessness. Open Health Services and Policy Journal. 3:41-52.

ABSTRACT: Prevention is critical in any effort to end homelessness. Unfortunately, the practice of homelessness prevention is still in its infancy and there is little science base for its implementation. Risk factors for homelessness have been identified at multiple levels: the individual, institutional, and societal levels. Addressing all three in prevention practice is necessary. The…

Olivet, Jeffrey, Paquette, Kristen, Hanson, Justine, Bassuk, Ellen (2010). The Future of Homeless Services: An Introduction. Open Health Services and Policy Journal. 3:30-33.

ABSTRACT: Current knowledge about the services and supports needed to help individuals and families exit homelessness and maintain housing is incomplete. To date, there is limited research documenting which services are most effective, the best …

Gaetz, Stephen (2010). Editorial: The Struggle to End Homelessness in Canada: How we Created the Crisis, and How We Can End it. Open Health Services and Policy Journal. 3:21-26.

ABSTRACT: The current Canadian response to homelessness focuses on prevention, rapid transition out of homelessness, and the provision of emergency services. However, until the structural conditions that create and perpetuate homelessness are addressed, efforts to end homelessness will be limited at best. In this editorial, the director of the Canadian Homelessness…

Housing Network of Ontario (2010). Building the Foundation of Ontario’s Future: 5 Tests for Success of Ontario’s Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy. Ontario.

ABSTRACT: The Ontario government has committed to creating Ontario’s first Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy by June 2009. This historic opportunity comes at just the right time. This documents shows how the Housing Network of Ontario will assess the long-term housing strategy…

Toronto Shelter, Support and Housing Administration (2010). Street Needs Assessment Results. Toronto.

ABSTRACT: The objective of the Street Needs Assessment (SNA) is to determine the services that people who are homeless need in order to help them find and keep permanent housing. It is also to determine the number of people who are homeless and living on Toronto’s streets and in its public spaces, or staying in shelters, health and…