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Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Housing First for Youth Intervention for Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Canada: Protocol for a Multisite, Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Trial by Gaetz, Stephen, Bonakdar, Ahmad, Ecker, John, MacDonald, Cora, Ilyniak, Sophia, Ward, Ashley, Kimura, Lauren, Vijayaratnam, Aranie, Banchani, Emmanuel

“…Background:Emerging evidence at the international level suggests that the Housing First approach could improve the housing stability of young people…”
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Thriving After Homelessness: A Concept Analysis by Ndayisenga, Jean Pierre, Oudshoorn, Abe, Marshall, Carrie Anne, Barbic, Skye Pamela, Kidd, Sean A, Gaetz, Stephen Anthony

“…Background: Homelessness is a global challenge affecting both high-income and lower-income countries. While survival is a priority, when assessing rehousing…”
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Making the Prevention of Homelessness a Priority: The Role of Social Innovation by Gaetz, Stephen

“…Mass homelessness emerged in Canada in the wake of neoliberal policies that reduced government production of housing and other supportive measures. Efforts to…”
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Commentary: Harm reduction, managed alcohol programs and doing the right thing by Gaetz, Stephen

“…In this commentary to the special issue on managed alcohol programs, the necessity of working from a harm reduction orientation when supporting people who…”
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Reflections from Canada: Can Research Contribute to Better Responses to Youth Homelessness? by Gaetz, Stephen

“…As with the United States, youth homelessness in Canada is a seemingly intractable problem; in the past, Canada has mainly looked to the United States for how…”
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The 2015 National Canadian Homeless Youth Survey: Mental Health and Addiction Findings by Kidd, Sean A., Gaetz, Stephen, O’Grady, Bill

“…Objective: This study was designed to provide a representative description of the mental health of youth accessing homelessness services in Canada. It is the…”
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Youth homelessness and self identity: a view from Canada by O'Grady, Bill, Kidd, Sean, Gaetz, Stephen

“…This paper is based on the analysis of data collected from the National Canadian Homeless Youth Survey and addresses the question: why do some youth who…”
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Workplace trauma and chronic stressor exposure among direct service providers working with people experiencing homelessness by Kerman, Nick, Ecker, John, Tiderington, Emmy, Gaetz, Stephen, Kidd, Sean A

“…Service providers working with people experiencing homelessness can be directly and indirectly exposed to trauma and other chronic stressors in their work. The…”
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Evolving an evidence‐based model for homelessness prevention by Oudshoorn, Abe, Dej, Erin, Parsons, Colleen, Gaetz, Stephen

“…While some progress has been made in addressing chronic homelessness through supportive models, a comprehensive solution for housing loss must include…”
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Enabling evidence-led collaborative systems-change efforts: an adaptation of the collective impact approach by Nichols, Naomi, Schwan, Kaitlin, Gaetz, Stephen, Redman, Melanie

“…This article conveys the results of a three-year ethnographic study of a pan-Canadian community–university collaboration to prevent and end youth homelessness…”
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Mental Health and Wellness of Service Providers Working with People Experiencing Homelessness in Canada: A National Survey from the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Kerman, Nick, Ecker, John, Gaetz, Stephen, Tiderington, Emmy, A. Kidd, Sean

“…Objective: This study examined the scope of common mental health problems and perceived impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among direct service providers working…”
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Child protection services and youth experiencing homelessness: Findings of the 2019 national youth homelessness survey in Canada by Bonakdar, Ahmad, Gaetz, Stephen, Banchani, Emmanuel, Schwan, Kaitlin, Kidd, Sean A., O'Grady, Bill

“…•This study examines a diverse range of life circumstances and outcomes for youth accessing homelessness services who have a history of involvement with child…”
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Climate Change, Weather, Housing Precarity, and Homelessness: A Systematic Review of Reviews by Bezgrebelna, Mariya, McKenzie, Kwame, Wells, Samantha, Ravindran, Arun, Kral, Michael, Christensen, Julia, Stergiopoulos, Vicky, Gaetz, Stephen, Kidd, Sean A

“…This systematic review of reviews was conducted to examine housing precarity and homelessness in relation to climate change and weather extremes…”
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Safe Streets for Whom? Homeless Youth, Social Exclusion, and Criminal Victimization by Gaetz, Stephen

“…This article explores the victimization experiences of street youth living in Toronto, Canada. It is argued that street youth are much more likely than…”
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Youth homelessness and housing stability: What outcomes should we be looking for? by Gaetz, Stephen, Ward, Ashley, Kimura, Lauren

“…In North America, the key performance indicator of success in community strategies to address homelessness is whether a homeless person is housed or not. In…”
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The Second National Canadian Homeless Youth Survey: Mental Health and Addiction Findings: La Deuxième Enquête Nationale Auprès des Jeunes Sans Abri : Résultats en Matière De Santé Mentale et de Toxicomanie by Kidd, Sean A., Gaetz, Stephen, O’Grady, Bill, Schwan, Kaitlin, Zhao, Haoyu, Lopes, Katrini, Wang, Wei

“…Objective: Youth experiencing homelessness represent a major social problem in Canada and, as demonstrated in the first national survey of this population…”
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From Coping to Resilience: How Youth with Lived Experience of Homelessness Cope with Stressful Experiences by Manoni-Millar, Stéphanie, Gaetz, Stephen, David, Athourina, Sylvestre, John, Aubry, Tim

“…Homelessness presents numerous challenges for youth, including physical health issues, mental health problems, substance use, victimization, legal issues, and…”
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"I want purpose in my life": A qualitative exploration of how homeless youth envision their futures by Wood, Minda, Manoni-Millar, Stéphanie, David, Athourina, MacDonald, Cora, Rochon, Veronique, Sylvestre, John, Gaetz, Stephen

“…Preparing for the future is a major developmental task during adolescence and early adulthood. However, youth experiencing homelessness face additional…”
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Shelter Bans Among People Experiencing Homelessness: an Exploratory Study of Predictors in Two Large Canadian Datasets by Kerman, Nick, Wang, Ri, Aubry, Tim, Distasio, Jino, Gaetz, Stephen, Hwang, Stephen W., Latimer, Eric, O’Grady, Bill, Schwan, Kaitlin, Somers, Julian M., Stergiopoulos, Vicky, Kidd, Sean A.

“…Emergency shelters are a core component of homeless service systems that address immediate basic needs. Service bans, which refer to temporary or permanent…”
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Quality of Life and Mental Well-Being: A Gendered Analysis of Persons Experiencing Homelessness in Canada by Buccieri, Kristy, Oudshoorn, Abram, Waegemakers Schiff, Jeannette, Pauly, Bernadette, Schiff, Rebecca, Gaetz, Stephen

“…Homelessness has negative implications for mental well-being and quality of life. This paper identifies the quality of life variables that contribute to…”
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