Research and Publications

Poverty

• Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy
• Ontario Medical Review - Poverty Series 2013
• Salvation Army Study - Poverty Shouldn't Be A Life Sentence
• Campaign 2000 - Report Cards
• Cutting Through The fog: Why Is It So Hard to Make Sense of Poverty Measures?  May 2010, Stapleton

Healthcare, Mental Health, and Addictions

• Palliative care as a public health issue: understanding disparities in access to palliative care for the homeless population living in Toronto, based on a policy analysis: B. Henry, N. Dosani, L. Huynh, N. Amirault
• When Cancer Hits the Streets: K.I. Stajduhar, A. Mollison, D. Gleave, S.W. Hwang
• Homeless People’s Perceptions of Welcomeness and Unwelcomeness in Healthcare Encounters, Stephen Hwang et al, 2007
• Mortality among residents of shelters, rooming houses, and hotels in Canada: 11 year follow-up study, Stephen Hwang 2009
• Mortality Among Men Using Homeless Shelters in Toronto, Stephen Hwang et al. 2000
• Effectiveness of interventions to improve the health and housing status of homeless people: a rapid systematic review, Stephen Hwang et al. 2011
• Drug problems among homeless individuals in and relation to health status - Stephen Hwang et al, 2010
• The Unequal City - Toronto Public Health Report

Housing

• Street Health Report
• Housing First: Where is the Evidence?
• Housing Opportunities Toronto -- Affordable Housing Action Plan adopted by City of Toronto in 2009
• Ontario's Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy
• Streets to Homes 2007 - What Housing First Means to People
• City of Toronto Street Needs Assessment