CAMH - Shelter Safety Study

In April 2024, Scientific Associate Dr. Nick Kerman presented to a Toronto City Council meeting on economic and community development The Shelter Safety Study: An examination of violence and service restriction in Toronto’s shelter system, a CAMH study commissioned by the City and its partners to assess safety in Toronto’s shelter system, with a focus […]

This best practice guideline is intended to help all individuals and organizations who are involved in supportive housing and related systems/services to develop effective, permanent supportive housing. Based on a research study aiming to understand how to create supportive housing to meet the needs of Canada’s most vulnerable people, this best practice guideline provides depth […]

This report presents and synthesizes information from literature on homelessness and justice involvement, as well as from data describing the housing status of individuals who enter incarceration. The research team, and partner organizations, recognize and acknowledge that inherent in any discussion of justice involvement, housing access, and the identities of people whose experiences are described […]

The Rita Thompson Residence (RTR) is an enhanced supportive housing facility operated by the John Howard Society (JHS) of Ottawa. RTR provides a home to a group of previously homeless men and women confronting complex health and substance use concerns by providing them with on-site supports. Chronic homelessness is a rising issue across Ontario, therefore, […]

It’s time to bring affordable housing home.   We all know how important a safe, affordable and accessible home is. It’s foundational to building a stable life – to accessing everything from employment and education to food and social services.   An affordable home is also out of reach for far too many in our […]