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In the media - Education professor adds insights to study on rising homeless seeking refuge in Ontario ERs

Posted on 29 November 2023

Non-urgent ER visits among homeless people during winter rose by 24% across province since 2018 When Dr. Carolyn Snider arrives for her early morning emergency room shifts, she regularly sees between five and 10 people in the waiting area who don't need medical attention — just a safe place to stay warm. There's been a […]

In the media - Education professor weighs in on the legality of the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) Act

Posted on 20 November 2023

Stephen Gaetz, a York University professor and president of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness who was called as an expert witness, outlined the circumstances that can cause someone to become unhoused, including evictions.

Canadian Observatory on Homelessness to co-host event exploring youth transitions

Posted on 5 October 2023

York University’s Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH) will co-host an international symposium on youth transitions from child protection services that will bring together over 100 policymakers, researchers and service providers from across Canada, the U.S. and Europe. From Oct. 12 to 13, the International Transitions from Child Protection Symposium in Richmond, B.C., will examine the challenges associated when […]

Join discussion on how leaders are using evidence to end homelessness

Posted on 15 November 2022

Making the Shift (MtS), a youth homelessness social innovation lab co-led by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness at York University, will host a virtual discussion on “Using Data and Evidence to End Homelessness: Drawing lessons from the United Kingdom” on Nov. 17 at 11 a.m.

Announcing the Launch of the Toronto Centre of Excellence on Youth Homelessness Prevention at York University

Posted on 16 June 2021

We are pleased to announce that the UN Economic Commission for Europe has established the Toronto Centre of Excellence (TCE) on Youth Homelessness Prevention at York University. More than three years in the making, we couldn’t be more honoured to represent Canada across the UNECE’s Member States. Hosted by York University and co-led by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, A […]

Canada's response to youth homelessness during pandemic is focus of Making the Shift webinar

Posted on 26 May 2021

Making the Shift, a youth homelessness social innovation lab co-led by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness at York University, will present the fourth webinar of the “In Conversation With…” series on May 28 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Preventing homelessness through positive change

Posted on 3 February 2021

The work of Faculty of Education Professor Stephen Gaetz, an internationally recognized leader and innovator in homelessness research, is featured in York’s new Right the Future campaign. The campaign shows how different societal challenges look today and imagines how they could look in the future, thanks to the work of students and researchers working in its different departments. Contributing to creating societal change for people living […]

November 2020 issue of 'Innovatus' focuses on teaching, learning and the student experience in the Faculty of Education

Posted on 20 November 2020

Welcome to the November 2020 issue of Innovatus, a special issue of YFile that is devoted to teaching and learning innovation at York University.

IN THE MEDIA: Governments are missing the point on how to end homelessness

Posted on 21 January 2020

"Sometimes we miss the point about what the problem is and what we should be doing about it,” says Stephen Gaetz, president of the York University-based Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, one of the largest research institutes on the issue in the country. “We make all this investment in warehousing people, yet we know from research that it creates pathways to worsening life conditions.”

Government strategy on youth homelessness must focus on mental health, says report

Posted on 11 April 2017

Governments must focus on the mental health challenges faced by young people in Canada in order to effectively address youth homelessness, says a policy brief released April 6 by researchers and community groups. The report by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, based at York University, and A Way Home Canada, calls on federal, provincial and […]