The average life expectancy was just 46 for those who’d accessed homelessness services in the year leading up their death.
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The proposed use of the notwithstanding clause to clear homeless encampments would add unhoused people to a growing list of those whose human rights have been recently curbed by the clause.
It is not enough to merely send street children home to their families: everyone involved needs sustained support.
The arguments made by advocates for involuntary medical admissions and treatment aren’t supported by science.
Canada and other countries have adopted a Housing First approach to addressing homelessness. To be effective, the approach must be accompanied by policies that tackle broader economic and housing issues.
A trained social worker helps people without homes obtain the support they need and addresses other residents’ concerns about street safety.
The US Supreme Court’s high-profile Grants Pass ruling allows cities to clear homeless encampments, even if they can’t offer shelter. A scholar explains why a Housing First approach is more effective.
Many members of the armed forces have not considered what housing they might need, or how to pay for it, once they leave the service.
A lack of understanding and supports mean people with FASD are more likely to end up struggling with homelessness.
A new housing study suggests that eviction records are not merely a reflection of renters’ instability − they are also a cause of it.
The risk of eviction is not just limited to those in precarious financial situations, but can impact renters across the board.
Some courts in Canada are making it possible for people to safely camp in public areas.
4 in 10 voters would back a candidate from the opposing party for local office if that politician shared their views on homelessness and housing, according to survey data from California.
Integrating affordable housing with accessible health and social services is a proven, highly cost-effective way to tackle homelessness and vastly improve people’s lives.
Our governments now have all the evidence they need to end homelessness. The new National Housing and Homelessness Plan is an opportunity to put it into practice.
It doesn’t matter how many meals a provider serves. It matters how many people overcome homelessness.
Progress on housing policy has been patchy, in part because there’s no national plan guiding efforts to address homelessness. A bill currently in front of parliament could fix this.
In a major homelessness ruling, the Supreme Court holds that cities and municipalities can punish people for sleeping outside, even when they have nowhere else to go.
Anti-camping laws are the centerpiece of the ‘hostile design’ strategies cities use to push the unhoused out of public spaces.
Many unhoused people have pets, however, accessing health care for themselves and their pets can be a challenge. ‘One Health’ clinics can provide vital health care to unhoused people and their pets.
Top contributors
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Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Adelaide University
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Reader in Social Policy, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Housing and Social Inclusion, Nottingham Trent University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Gonski Institute for Education, UNSW
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Senior Research Fellow, Housing, Homelessness & Urban Studies (HHAUS) research group, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University
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Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Housing Research, Adelaide University
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Adjunct Lecturer at the Centre for Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Sociology and Director of the Housing and Community Research Unit, University of Tasmania
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Researcher, Aging In the Right Place | M.A. student, Gerontology, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, University of Memphis