Programs and policies to help domestic abuse survivors find safe housing work only if they’re implemented and supported with resources.
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In the 1940s, Britain’s nascent welfare state was designed around male financial responsibility for their families – unmarried mothers were intentionally disregarded.
Social workers encountered challenges in providing their services in the aftermath of the Turkey earthquakes, facing obstacles outside of their control.
The public’s intensifying needs necessitate an expansion of the library’s role in our communities.
The local and international track record of social investment funds and social impact bonds is far from convincing. A better-resourced public sector would be a simpler solution.
Publicly funded primary and home care should be accessible to all older adults, regardless of where they live.
Recent data from Statistics Canada shows crime rates in Canada rising. Crime has become a hot-button political issue in Canadian cities. But what does the data actually mean?
Robodebt affected hundreds of thousands of people and undercut trust in our political and social welfare systems. Unless we act on today’s royal commission report, something like it will happen again.
While technology can be a useful tool, it can also divert funding and attention from the root causes of the social welfare issues it aims to address.
Higher levels of income inequality in youth are associated with increased ‘deaths of despair’ in young Canadians.
Non-profits provide critical services and social support for communities. They also provide settings where vital forms of social capital are produced.
Bill C-7 has created ethical tensions between MAID providers and palliative care, between transparency and patient privacy, and between offering a dignified death rather than a dignified life.
Andrea Magalhaes hasn’t demanded vengeance since her son was murdered — she’s called for expanding the social safety net to address the root causes of crime. Public officials should listen to her.
Family court proceedings place a huge strain on survivors and their families. Here’s what you need to know.
Preliminary research suggests cultural and social services retain or attract employees hard hit by plant closures in other communities. Preserving them may help cities withstand future crises.
Romani children across Europe are overrepresented in institutional care. Research shows widely held prejudical views and structural inequality is to blame.
Government agencies are setting up new websites and phone hotlines to provide information. But those might not be the best ways to engage with people who need help the most.
Tight funding and COVID-related limits on face-to-face contact have forced academics to find other ways to expose students to the real-life work they are preparing them for.
Poverty, vulnerability and discrimination are barriers many Indonesians face in acquiring identity documents.
Indonesia’s system of identity document ownership is rife with systemic problems.
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