"Because it makes a
difference to this one."
Loren Eiseley
Did you Know? . . .
The Homeless in BC use 33% more government services than those with permanent shelter and are such heavy users of services - from emergency rooms to jail cells - that they cost the government much more than it would cost to provide them with descent, stable, supported housing. (2001 Homeless Cause and Effect Series, BCMSDES)
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Homelessness
Homelessness and Women
General
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Homelessness and Utilization of Mental health Services Among 10,340 Patients with Serious Mental Illness in a Large Public Mental Health System; by David P. Folsom, William Hawthorne, Laurie Lindamer, Todd Gilmer, Anne Bailey, Shahrokh Golshan, Piedad Garcia, Jürgen Unützer, Richard Hough and Dilip V. Jeste; American Journal of Psychiatry Vol 162, No 2; 2005
Homelessness In The Territorial North: State And Availability Of The Knowledge; A Report Prepared for the Housing and Homelessness Branch, Human Resources and Social Development Canada; by Andrew Webster October 2006
MILLION-DOLLAR MURRAY; Why problems like homelessness may be easier to solve than to manage; by Malcolm Gladwell, Originally published in THE NEW YORKER; 2/13/2006, Vol. 82, Issue 1
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FASD and Homelessness: A Reality Check - The Absence Of Housing Is The Absence Of Everything; by Tina Antrobus; Adults with FASD: Swimming Upstream Conference Vancouver, BC; 2004 - download or open
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Programs and the People They Serve; Summary Report, Findings of the National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients; by M. R. Burt, L. Y. Aron, T. Douglas, J. Valente, E. Lee, B. Iwen, December 1999
 British Columbia Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security / British Columbia Housing Management Commission Homelessness - Causes and Effects Series (2001)
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