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To be homeless is a condition in which a person’s freedom is profoundly compromised. And that’s un-American, says a philosopher.
It takes time to make more affordable long-term housing options available. So what can be done in the meantime? We can start by prioritising well-designed, supportive transitional housing.
Often those most impacted by climate change are those least able to engage with climate discourse. Universities have a responsibility to engage with these communities.
A professor of counseling who researches homelessness offers tips so parents can make sure their child gets the school support and accommodations they are entitled to.
Researchers found that most homeless people spent the money they received on rent, food and other living costs.
To address chronic homelessness, the federal government needs to include funding for longer-term supportive housing in its National Housing Strategy.
The challenging realities surrounding end-of-life care are especially difficult for older people experiencing homelessness, who have more barriers to accessing hospice care.
Local councils lack the means to tackle homelessness, but are often closest to the people at risk. A national plan should recognise and resource the role councils can play in preventing homelessness.
People’s physical and mental health suffers – all while trying to hold down a job or getting their kids to school.
While all groups experienced increased housing vulnerability after the pandemic hit, only people of Asian descent continued to see their situations worsen in 2021 as the US spent trillions trying to soften the impact.
Evidence suggests that Ontario neither had a shortage of pre-authorized housing starts to accommodate its growing population, nor did it have a shortage of designated land to build such homes.
Improving access to affordable housing and increasing benefit assistance rates are some sustainable solutions to the chronic cycle of homelessness faced by women fleeing violence.
Halfway through its 10-year mandate to address issues like affordability and homelessness, the National Housing Strategy is providing little benefit for the vast majority of vulnerable households.
Cities are clearing homeless encampments, sometimes violently, without providing those who live there any alternatives. Long-term solutions are needed to help people off the streets.
As property values skyrocket, long-term renters — many of whom are elderly — face the very real risk of homelessness.
The redefining of ‘the public’ is a helpful step toward listening to those who have experienced homelessness.
Canadian researchers are exploring unanswered questions about concussion: How to diagnose it accurately and quickly, how to predict outcomes and promote recovery, and how to prevent it altogether.
Governments and organizations must listen to older adults’ experiences with extreme heat, flooding and wildfire smoke to create effective policies and programs
Gambling during homelessness is sometimes motivated out of desperation and in the hope of financial gain.
Top contributors
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Reader in Social Policy, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Fellow in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, University of South Australia
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Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Gonski Institute for Education, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University
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Francine V. McNiff Professor of Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Vice Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow, RMIT University
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Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Law, Society & Sustainability, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Housing and Social Inclusion, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Law, Discipline of Law, Justice and Society, University of South Australia
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Emeritus Professor of Housing and Housing Studies, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Law, York University, Canada
