Understanding Homelessness in Canada
Edition: From the Street to the Classroom
Publisher: eCampusOntario Open Authoring Platform
Published: 2022-02-24
Language: eng
Format: Ebook
Copyright date: 2022 Kristy Buccieri, James Davy, Cyndi Gilmer, and Nicole Whitmore
Subjects: Housing and homelessness; Health, illness and addiction: social aspects; Poverty and precarity; Care of people with mental health issues; Offences against public health, safety, order; Gender studies: ‘trans’, transgender people and gender variance; Child welfare and youth services; Emergency services; Human rights, civil rights; Homelessness; Housing; Poverty; Social determinants of health; Mental health; Addictions
Description: <p>Have you ever wondered about why homelessness exists in Canada? This book brings together lived experience representation and the most recent research to explore homelessness in Canada, from a range of different perspectives. Readers are challenged to think about homelessness from various academic viewpoints, including the fields of Indigenous and Canadian Studies, Mental Health and Public Health Studies, Population Studies, Social Sciences, and Health Sciences. The authors pose seemingly simple questions and then, through the use of real life scenarios, embedded interview videos, artwork, and interactive activities, demonstrate how the answers are actually rather complex. &#8220;Understanding Homelessness in Canada: From the Street to the Classroom&#8221; is a must-read for Canadians everywhere.</p>

Have you ever wondered about why homelessness exists in Canada? This book brings together lived experience representation and the most recent research to explore homelessness in Canada, from a range of different perspectives. Readers are challenged to think about homelessness from various academic viewpoints, including the fields of Indigenous and Canadian Studies, Mental Health and Public Health Studies, Population Studies, Social Sciences, and Health Sciences. The authors pose seemingly simple questions and then, through the use of real life scenarios, embedded interview videos, artwork, and interactive activities, demonstrate how the answers are actually rather complex. "Understanding Homelessness in Canada: From the Street to the Classroom" is a must-read for Canadians everywhere.