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Homelessness & Health in Canada
Ed. Guirguis-Younger M, Hwang SW, McNeil R
University of Ottawa Press   2014

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

 

Surviving the housing crisis: Social violence and the production of evictions among women who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada.
Collins AB, Boyd J, Damon W, et al 
Health Place. 2018 Apr 11;51:174-181.
Abstract

Later-Life Homelessness as Disenfranchised Grief.
Burns VF, Sussman T, Bourgeois-Guérin V.

Can J Aging
. 2018 Apr 2:1-14.

Abstract

Concurrent Disorder and Health Care Utilization among Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Persons in Canada.
Zhang L, Norena M, Gadermann A, et al
J Dual Diagn. 2018 Mar 1:1-36.
Abstract

Concurrent Disorder and Health Care Utilization among Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Persons in Canada.
Zhang L, Norena M, Gadermann A,  et al
J Dual Diagn. 2018 Mar 1:1- 1:1-
Abstract

Childhood Maltreatment and the Risk for Criminal Justice Involvement and Victimization Among Homeless Individuals: A Systematic Review.
Edalati H, Nicholls TL. 
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2017 Jan 1:1524838017708783
Abstract

The relationship between hazardous alcohol use and violence among street-involved youth.
Fairbairn N, Wood E, Dobrer S,  et al
Am J Addict
. 2017 Dec;26(8):852
Abstract

Measuring Food Security in Canadian Homeless Adult Men.
D'andreamatteo C, Slater J.
Can J Diet Pract Res. 2017 Oct 3:1-4.
Abstract

Traumatic Brain Injury in a Community-based Cohort of Homeless and Vulnerably-housed Individuals.
Schmitt T, Thornton A, Rawtaer I,  et al 
J
 Neurotrauma
. 2017 Jul 25.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Characteristics, clinical course, and outcomes of homeless and non-homeless patients admitted to ICU: A retrospective cohort study.
Smith OM, Chant C, Burns KEA,ey al

PLoS One
. 2017 Jun 12;12(6):e0179207
Paper

Childhood Trauma and Lifetime Traumatic Brain Injury Among Individuals Who Are Homeless.
Song MJ, Nikoo M, Choi F, et al 

J Head Trauma Rehabil
. 2017 May 1
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Housing First and harm reduction: a rapid review and document analysis of the US and Canadian open-access literature.
Watson DP, Shuman V, Kowalsky J, et al  

Harm Reduct
J
. 2017 May 23;14(1):30
Paper

Housing First for Adults with Problematic Substance Use.
Cherner RA, Aubry T, Sylvestre J,  et al  

J Dual Diagn
.
2017 Apr 17:

Abstract

The effect of incarceration on housing stability among homeless and vulnerably housed individuals in three Canadian cities: A prospective cohort study.
To MJ, Palepu A, Matheson FI,
Can J Public Health. 2017 Mar 1;107(6):e550-e555
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Harm reduction through housing first: an assessment of the Emergency Warming Centre in Inuvik, Canada
Young MG, Manion K.
Harm Reduct J. 2017 Feb 7;14(1):8.
Paper

What Happens After the Demonstration Phase?: The Sustainability of Canada's At Home/Chez Soi Housing First Programs for Homeless Persons with Mental Illness.
Nelson G, Caplan R, MacLeod T, et al 

Am J Community Psychol
. 2017 Jan 30.
Abstract

The Hotel Study-Clinical and Health Service Effectiveness in a Cohort of Homeless or Marginally Housed Persons.
Honer WG, Cervantes-Larios A, Jones AA, 
et al
Can J Psychiatry
. 2017 Jan 1:706743717693781
Abstract

The Effect of Advance Directive Completion on Hospital Care Among Chronically Homeless Persons: a Prospective Cohort Study.
Leung AK, To MJ, Luong L,  et al
J Urban Health. 2016 Dec 27.
Abstract

Justice involvement among homeless individuals with mental illnesses: Are self-report and administrative measures comparable?
Lemieux AJ, Roy L, Martin MS, et al
Eval Program Plann. 2016 Dec 10;61:86-95.
Abstract

Sexual Risk Behaviors, Sexual Offenses, and Sexual Victimization Among Homeless Youth: A Systematic Review of Associations With Substance Use.
Heerde JA, Hemphill SA.
 
Trauma Violence Abuse
. 2016 Dec;17(5):468-489.
Abstract

Homelessness, bedspace and the case for Housing First in Canada.
Evans J, Collins D, Anderson J.
Soc Sci Med. 2016 Nov;168:249-256.
Abstract

Mission Impossible? Physical Activity Programming for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness.
Gregg MJ, Bedard A.
Res Q Exerc Sport. 2016 Oct 13:1-6.
Abstract

Housing First and Unprotected Sex: A Structural Intervention.
Parpouchi M, Moniruzzaman A, McCandless L, et al

J Health Care Poor Underserved
. 2016;27(3):1278-302. 
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
"Talk with me": perspectives on services for men with problem gambling and housing instability
Guilcher SJ, Hamilton-Wright S, Skinner W,  
BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Aug 2;16(1):340

Paper

Residential Stability Reduces Unmet Health Care Needs and Emergency Department Utilization among a Cohort of Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Persons in Canada.
Jaworsky D, Gadermann A, Duhoux A,  et al

J Urban Health
. 2016 Jul 25.
Abstract

Individual, Housing, and Neighborhood Predictors of Psychological Integration Among Vulnerably Housed and Homeless Individuals.
Ecker J, Aubry T.
Am J Community Psychol. 2016 Jul 16.
Abstract

Homelessness, bedspace and the case for Housing First in Canada.
Evans J, Collins D, Anderson J.
Soc Sci Med. 2016 Jul 10.
Abstract

Advance care planning, palliative care, and end-of-life care interventions for homeless people: A systematic review.
Sumalinog R, Harrington K, Dosani N, Hwang SW.
 
Palliat Med
. 2016 Jun 3.
Abstract

Longer duration of homelessness is associated with a lower likelihood of non-detectable plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load among people who use illicit drugs in a Canadian setting.
Loh J, Kennedy MC, Wood E, et al

AIDS Care
. 2016 Jun 1:1-7.
Abstract

Hospital Readmissions in a Community-based Sample of Homeless Adults: a Matched-cohort Study.
Saab D, Nisenbaum R, Dhalla I, Hwang SW.

 J Gen Intern Med
.
2016 May 19.
Abstract

Indigenous housing and health in the Canadian North: Revisiting cultural safety.
Christensen J.
Health Place. 2016 May 17;40:83-90

Abstract

Interventions to Improve Access to Primary Care for People Who Are Homeless: A Systematic Review.
Health Quality Ontario.

Ont Health Technol Assess Ser
. 2016 Apr 1;16(9):1-50
Abstract

Homelessness in the Medical Curriculum: An Analysis of Case-Based Learning Content From One Canadian Medical School.
To MJ, MacLeod A, Hwang SW.

Teach Learn Med
. 2016 Jan-Mar;28(1):35-40.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Migration to the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood of Vancouver and changes in service use in a cohort of mentally ill homeless adults: a 10-year retrospective study.
Somers JM, Moniruzzaman A, Rezansoff SN.
BMJ Open. 2016 Jan 6;6(1):e009043
Paper

Willingness of Housing First Participants to Consider Supported-Employment Services.
Poremski D, Hwang SW.
Psychiatr Serv. 2016 Jan 4:
Abstract

Evaluation of an Integrated Cluster Care and Supportive Housing Model for Unstably Housed Persons Using the Shelter System.
Pauley T, Gargaro J, Falode A, et al

Prof Case Manag
. 2016 Jan-Feb;21(1):34-42
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Minding the gap: access to palliative care and the homeless.
Huynh L, Henry B, Dosani N.
BMC Palliat Care. 2015 Nov 18;14(1):62.
Paper

Housing First Impact on Costs and Associated Cost Offsets: A Review of the Literature.
Ly A, Latimer E.

Can J Psychiatry
. 2015 Nov 1;60(11):475-87

Abstract

Therapeutic landscapes of home: Exploring Indigenous peoples' experiences of a Housing First intervention in Winnipeg.
Alaazi DA, Masuda JR, Evans J, Distasio J.

Soc Sci Med
. 2015 Oct 26;147:30-37.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Primary healthcare needs and barriers to care among Calgary's homeless populations.
Campbell DJ, O'Neill BG, Gibson K, Thurston WE.
BMC Fam Pract. 2015 Oct 13;16(1):139.
Paper

Police use of handcuffs in the homeless population leads to long-term negative attitudes within this group.
Krameddine YI, Silverstone PH.

Int J Law Psychiatry
. 2015 Aug 24.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Upstream Disaster Management to Support People Experiencing Homelessness.
Sundareswaran M, Ghazzawi A, O'Sullivan TL.

PLoS Curr
. 2015 Aug 18;7.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Emergency department use and hospitalizations among homeless adults with substance dependence and mental disorders.
Cheung A, Somers JM, Moniruzzaman A, et al 

Addict Sci Clin Prac
t
. 2015 Aug 5;10(1):17.
Paper

Accuracy of Self-Reported Health Care Use in a Population-Based Sample of Homeless Adults.
Hwang SW, Chambers C, Katic M.
Health Serv Res. 2015 Jun 26.
Abstract

Food insufficiency, housing and health-related quality of life: results from the Positive Spaces, Healthy Places study.
Choi SK, Fielden S, Globerman J, et al
AIDS Care. 2015 May 12:1-8.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Difficult behaviors in the emergency department: a cohort study of housed, homeless and alcohol dependent individuals.
Svoboda T.
PLoS One. 2015 Apr 28;10(4):e0124528
Paper

Methamphetamine injecting is associated with phylogenetic clustering of hepatitis C virus infection among street-involved youth in Vancouver, Canada.
Cunningham EB, Jacka B, DeBeck K, et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2015 Apr 20.
Abstract

Chronically homeless persons' participation in an advance directive intervention: A cohort study.
Leung AK, Nayyar D, Sachdeva M,  et al

Palliat Med
. 2015 Mar 11.
Abstract

Effect of scattered-site housing using rent supplements and intensive case management on housing stability among homeless adults with mental illness: a randomized trial.
Stergiopoulos V, Hwang SW, Gozdzik A,  et al

JAMA
. 2015 Mar 3;313(9):905-15
Abstract

Collaboration and involvement of persons with lived experience in planning Canada's At Home/Chez Soi project.
Nelson G, Macnaughton E, Curwood SE,. et al

Health Soc Care Community
. 2015 Feb 17
Abstract

Visual Impairment and Unmet Eye Care Needs Among Homeless Adults in a Canadian City.
Noel CW, Fung H, Srivastava R,  et al

JAMA Ophthalm
ol
. 2015 Feb 5
Abstract

Barriers to Prescription Medication Adherence Among Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Adults in Three Canadian Cities.
Hunter CE, Palepu A, Farrell S,  

J Prim Care Community Health
. 2014 Nov 26. pii: 2150131914560610.

Abstract

Health interventions for people who are homeless.
Hwang SW, Burns T.
Lancet. 2014 Oct 25;384(9953):1541-7
Abstract

How Does Organisational Literacy Impact Access to Health Care for Homeless Individuals?
Hughes NR.

Health Care Anal
. 2014 Aug 6.
Abstract

Traumatic brain injury among men in an urban homeless shelter: observational study of rates and mechanisms of injury.
Topolovec-Vranic J, Ennis N, Howatt
CMAJ Open. 2014 Apr 25;2(2):E69-76.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Housing First: exploring participants' early support needs.
Stergiopoulos V, Gozdzik A, O Campo P, et al

BMC Health Serv Res
. 2014 Apr 13;14
Paper

The role of advocacy coalitions in a project implementation process: The example of the planning phase of the At Home/Chez Soi project dealing with homelessness in Montreal.
Fleury MJ, Grenier G, Vallée C, et al
Eval Program Plann. 2014 Mar 22;45C:42-49

Abstract

Healthcare Utilization, Legal Incidents, and Victimization Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Individuals: A Prospective Cohort Study.
To MJ, Oʼbrien K, Palepu A,  et al
J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2014 Mar 19.

Abstract

Sexual health, vulnerabilities and risk behaviours among homeless adults.
Strehlau V, Torchalla I, Linden I, et al
Sex Health. 2014 Mar;11(1):91-

Abstract

Prevalence of Gambling Problems Among the Clients of a Toronto Homeless Shelter.
Matheson FI, Devotta K, Wendaferew A, Pedersen C.

J Gambl Stud
. 2014 Feb 26.

Abstract

Rates of Problematic Gambling in a British Homeless Sample: A Preliminary Study.
Sharman S, Dreyer J, Aitken M, et al

J Gambl Stud
. 2014 Jan
23.
Abstract

High Utilizers of Emergency Health Services in a Population-Based Cohort of Homeless Adults.
Chambers C, Chiu S, Katic M, et al
Am J Public Health
. 2013 Oct 22
Abstract

A Comprehensive Assessment of Health Care Utilization Among Homeless Adults Under a System of Universal Health Insurance.
Hwang SW, Chambers C, Chiu S,  et al

Am J Public Health
. 2013 Oct 22
Abstract

Clarifying the link between traumatic brain injury and homelessness: Workshop proceedings.
Topolovec-Vranic J, Ennis N,. et al
Brain Inj. 2013 Oct 16.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Attitudes towards homeless people among emergency department teachers and learners: a cross-sectional study of medical students and emergency physicians.
Fine AG, Zhang T, Hwang SW.
BMC Med Educ. 2013 Aug 23;13(1):112

Paper

FULL-
TEXT ARTICLE

Attitudes towards homeless people among emergency department teachers and learners: a cross-sectional study of medical students and emergency physicians.
Fine AG, Zhang T, Hwang SW.
BMC Med Educ. 2013 Aug 23;13(1):112

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The role of a student-run clinic in providing primary care for Calgary's homeless populations: a qualitative study.
Campbell DJ, Gibson K, O Neill BG, Thurston WE.

BMC Health Serv Res
.
2013 Jul 17;13(1):277.

Paper

Profiles of agencies serving the homeless or those at risk of homelessness in the region of Montreal.
Grenier G, Fleury MJ, Imboua A, Ngui A.
Sante Ment Que. 2013 Spring;38(1):119-41
Abstract

Why do homeless people use a mobile health unit in a country with universal health care?
Whelan C, Chambers C, Chan M,  et al
J Prim Care Community Health. 2010 Jul 1;1(2):78-82.

Abstract

Needs of the hidden homeless - no longer hidden: a pilot study.
Crawley J, Kane D, Atkinson-Plato L, et al
Public Health. 2013 Jun 24.

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
A cross-sectional observational study of unmet health needs among homeless and vulnerably housed adults in three Canadian cities.
Argintaru N, Chambers C, Gogosis E,, et al

BMC Public Healt
h
. 2013 Jun 13;13(1):577

Paper

Meeting the health care needs of street-involved youth.
Elliott AS; Canadian Paediatric Society, Adolescent Health Committee.
Paediatr Child Health. 2013 Jun;18(6):317-26.
Abstract

Profiles of agencies serving the homeless or those at risk of homelessness in the region of Montreal
Grenier G, Fleury MJ, Imboua A, Ngui A.
Sante Ment Que. 2013 Spring;38(1):119-41

Abstract

Participant perspectives on housing first and recovery: Early findings from the At Home/Chez Soi project.
Polvere L, Macnaughton E, Piat M.
Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2013 Jun;36(2):110-2.
Abstract

Learning to account for the social determinants of health affecting homeless persons.
McNeil R, Guirguis-Younger M,  et al;

Med Educ
. 2013 May;47(5):
Abstract

Bringing politics and evidence together: Policy entrepreneurship and the conception of the At Home/Chez Soi Housing First Initiative for addressing homelessness and mental illness in Canada.
Macnaughton E, Nelson G, Goering P.

Soc Sci Med
. 2013 Apr;82:100-7.
Abstract

Community health promotion with people who are experiencing homelessness.
Oudshoorn A, Ward-Griffin C, et al

J Community Health Nurs
. 2013 Jan;30(1):28-41.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Traumatic brain injury among people who are homeless: a systematic review.
Topolovec-Vranic J, Ennis N, Colantonio A, et al
BMC Public Health. 2012 Dec 8;12(1):1059
Paper

A vacation for the homeless: evaluating a collaborative community respite programme in Canada
through clients' perspectives.
Perreault M, Jaimes A, Rabouin D, et al

Health Soc Care Communit
y
. 2012 Oct 11
Abstract

Client-provider relationships in a community health clinic for people who are experiencing homelessness.
Oudshoorn A, Ward-Griffin C, Forchuk C,
 et al
Nurs Inq
. 2012 Oct 4.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Recommendations for improving the end-of-life care system for homeless populations: A qualitative study of the views of Canadian health and social services professionals.
McNeil R, Guirguis-Younger M, Dilley L
BMC Palliat Care. 2012 Sep 15;11(1):14. [
Paper

Housing Status and the Health of People Living with HIV/AIDS.
Milloy MJ, Marshall BD, Montaner J, Wood E.

Curr HIV/AIDS Rep
. 2012 Sep 12
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Quality of life themes in Canadian adults and street youth who are homeless or hard-to-house:
A multi-site focus group study.
Palepu A, Hubley AM, Russell LB, et al

Health Qual Life Outcomes
. 2012 Aug 15;10(1):93.

Paper

Dental health of homeless adults in Toronto, Canada.
Figueiredo RL, Hwang SW, Quiñonez C.

J Public Health Dent
. 2012 Aug 13.

Abstract

Sealing the cracks: Preliminary findings from an inter-ministry initiative to address chronic homelessness
in British Columbia.

Patterson M, Somers J, Moniruzzaman A. 

J Interprof Care
. 2012 Jun 26.

Abstract

Increasing Access--A Qualitative Study of Homelessness and Palliative Care in a Major Urban Center.
Krakowsky Y, Gofine M, Brown P, et al;

Am J Hosp Palliat Care
. 2012 Jun 5.

Abstract

The 6 Dimensions of Promising Practice for Case Managed Supports to End Homelessness, Part 1: Contextualizing Case Management for Ending Homelessness.
Milaney K.

Prof Case Manag
. 2011 Nov;16(6):281-287.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Access to primary health care among homeless adults in Toronto, Canada: results from the Street Health survey.
Khandor E, Mason K, Chambers C, et al
Open Med. 2011;5(2):e94-e103.
Paper

The health and housing in transition study: a longitudinal study of the health of homeless and vulnerably housed adults in three Canadian cities.
Hwang SW, Aubry T, Palepu A, et al
Int J Public Health. 2011 Aug 20.

Abstract

Peeling the layers: a grounded theory of interprofessional co-learning with residents of a homeless shelter
E Rutherford G.
J Interprof Care. 2011 Jun 2

Abstract

Health Status, Quality of Life, Residential Stability, Substance Use, and Health Care Utilization among Adults Applying to a Supportive Housing Program.
Hwang SW, Gogosis E, Chambers C, et al
J Urban Health. 2011 Jun

Abstract

Residential Trajectory and HIV High-Risk Behaviors among Montréal Street Youth-A Reciprocal Relationship.
Roy E, Robert M, Vaillancourt E,  et al

J Urban Health
. 2011 Apr 15

Abstract

Illicit drug use as a challenge to the delivery of end-of-Life care services to homeless persons: Perceptions of health and social services professionals.
McNeil R, Guirguis-Younger M.
Palliat Med. 2011 Apr 4.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Bringing palliative care to the homeless.
Collier R. |
CMAJ. 2011 Mar
Paper

Hospital costs and length of stay among homeless patients admitted to medical, surgical, and psychiatric services.
Hwang SW, Weaver J, Aubry T, Hoch JS.

Med Care
. 2011 Apr;49(4):350-4.
Abstract

Online communities of practice as a communication resource for community health nurses working with
homeless persons.

Valaitis RK, Akhtar-Danesh N, Brooks F,  et al

J Adv Nurs
.
2011 Feb 10.

Abstract

Intellectual disability and homelessness.
Mercier C, Picard S.

J Intellect Disabil Res
. 2011 Jan 18|
Abstract

Universal Health Insurance and Health Care Access for Homeless Persons.
Hwang SW, Ueng JJ, Chiu S,
et al
Am J Public Health
. 2010 Jun 17
Abstract


Diseases
 

General Reports
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Cardiovascular risk factors and 30-year cardiovascular risk in homeless adults with mental illness.
Gozdzik A, Salehi R, O'Campo P, et al
BMC Public Health. 2015 Feb 23;15(1):165.
Paper

Visual Impairment and Unmet Eye Care Needs Among Homeless Adults in a Canadian City.
Noel CW, Fung H, Srivastava R,  et al

JAMA Ophthalmol
. 2015 Feb 5.
Abstract

Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Homeless Adults With Mental Illness in Toronto.
Young S, Dosani N, Whisler A, Hwang S.

J Prim Care Community Health
. 2014 Nov 20

Abstract

 

HCV Infection/Disease

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
  Gender Influences on Hepatitis C Incidence Among Street Youth in a Canadian Setting.
Puri N, DeBeck K, Feng C,  et al
J Adolesc Health. 2014 Sep 15.
Abstract
 

HIV Infection/Disease

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 
Sticking to It: The Effect of Maximally Assisted Therapy on Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence Among Individuals Living with HIV Who are Unstably Housed.
Parashar S, Palmer AK, O'Brien N, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2011 Aug 18
Abstract

Homelessness and unstable housing associated with an increased risk of HIV and STI transmission among street-involved youth.
Marshall BD, Kerr T, Shoveller JA, et al
Health Place
. 2009 Sep;15(3):753-60
Abstract

Health care utilization among homeless adults prior to death.
Hwang SW, O'Connell JJ, Lebow JM, et al.

J Health
Care Poor Underserved 2001 Feb;12(1):50-8
Abstract
 

 
          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Integration of housing interventions within a Treatment as Prevention (TasP) pilot initiative in Vancouver, Canada
M. Thumath, M. Compton, S. Boyd, et al
(XIX  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Housing status and the health of people living with HIV: a systematic review
A. Aidala, M.G. Wilson,, D. Gogolishvili, et al

(X
IX  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

   
TB

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 
Spatio-temporal analysis of tuberculous infection risk among clients of a homeless shelter during an outbreak.
Crisan A, Wong HY, Johnston JC,  et al

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 Sep;19(9):1033-8.
Abstract

A clonal outbreak of tuberculosis in a homeless population in the interior of British Columbia, Canada, 2008-2015.
Cheng JM, Hiscoe L, Pollock SL, et al
Epidemiol Infect. 2015 May 28:1-7
Abstract

Chest radiography for active tuberculosis case finding in the homeless: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Paquette K, Cheng MP, Kadatz MJ,  et al

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
. 2014 Oct;18(10):1231-6
Abstract

Screening employees of services for homeless individuals in Montréal for tuberculosis infection.
Isler MA, Rivest P, Mason J, Brassard P.

J Infect Public Health
. 2013 Jun;6(3):209-15.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Tuberculosis and homelessness in Montreal: A retrospective cohort study.
Tan de Bibiana J, Rossi C, et al
BMC Public Health. 2011 Oct 28;11(1):833.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Active Tuberculosis among Homeless Persons, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1998-2007.
Khan K, Rea E, McDermaid C,  et al

Emerg Infect Dis
. 2011 Mar;17(3):357-65.
Paper

Genotypic characterization of tuberculosis transmission within Toronto's under-housed population, 1997-2008.
Adam HJ, Guthrie JL, Bolotin S, .et al
 
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
. 2010 Oct;14(10):1350-3.

Abstract


Mental Health/Illness
 

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The effects of housing stability on service use among homeless adults with mental illness in a randomized controlled trial of housing first.
Kerman N, Sylvestre J, Aubry T, Distasio J.  
BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Mar 20;18(1):190.
Paper

Sexual Intimacy, Mental Illness, and Homelessness.
Ecker J, Cherner R, Rae J, Czechowski K.
Am J Community Psychol. 2017 Dec 15.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Costs of services for homeless people with mental illness in 5 Canadian cities: a large prospective follow-up study.
Latimer EA, Rabouin D, Cao Z,  
CMAJ Open. 2017 Jul 18;5(3):E576
Paper

Effect of Housing First on Suicidal Behaviour: A Randomised Controlled Trial of Homeless Adults with Mental Disorders.
Aquin JP, Roos LE, Distasio J,  et al
Can J Psychiatry. 2017 Jul;62(7):473-481
Abstract

Housing First for older homeless adults with mental illness: a subgroup analysis of the At Home/Chez Soi randomized controlled trial.
Chung TE, Gozdzik A, Palma Lazgare LI,
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2017 Feb 16
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Food Insecurity among Homeless Adults with Mental Illness.
Parpouchi M, Moniruzzaman A, Russolillo A, Somers JM.

PLoS One
. 2016 Jul 20;11(7):e0159334
Paper

Housing Quality in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Housing First for Homeless Individuals with Mental Illness: Correlates and Associations with Outcomes.
Adair CE, Kopp B, Distasio J, et al
J Urban Health. 2016 Jul 11
Abstract

The Unique Needs of Homeless Youths With Mental Illness: Baseline Findings From a Housing First Trial.
Kozloff N, Stergiopoulos V, Adair CE, et al

Psychiatr Serv
. 2016 Jun 1
Abstract

Outcome Trajectories among Homeless Individuals with Mental Disorders in a Multisite Randomised Controlled Trial of Housing First.
Adair CE, Streiner DL, Barnhart R,  et al
Can J Psychiatry. 2016 Apr 15
Abstract

Substance Use Among Homeless Individuals With Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder.
Maremmani AG, Bacciardi S, Gehring ND,  et al
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2016 Jan 16
Abstract

A Randomised Controlled Trial of Evidence Based Supported Employment for People Who have Recently been Homeless and have a Mental Illness.
Poremski D, Rabouin D, Latimer E.
Adm Policy Ment Health. 2015 Dec 31.
Abstract

Persisting Barriers to Employment for Recently Housed Adults with Mental Illness Who Were Homeless.
Poremski D, Woodhall-Melnik J, Lemieux AJ, Stergiopoulos V.  

J Urban Health
. 2015 Dec 14.
Abstract

A Multiple-City RCT of Housing First With Assertive Community Treatment for Homeless Canadians With Serious Mental Illness.
Aubry T, Goering P, Veldhuizen S, et a

Psychiatr
Serv
. 2015 Dec 1:appips201400587.
Abstract

Housing First for People With Severe Mental Illness Who Are Homeless: A Review of the Research and Findings From the At Home-Chez soi Demonstration Project.
Aubry T, Nelson G, Tsemberis S.
Can J Psychiatry. 2015 Nov 1;60(11):467-74.
Abstract

A longitudinal study of suicidal ideation among homeless, mentally ill individuals.
Noël F, Moniruzzaman A, Somers J, et ai

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
. 2015 Oct 30. [
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Effectiveness of Housing First with Intensive Case Management in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Homeless Adults with Mental Illness: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Stergiopoulos V, Gozdzik A, Misir Vm et al

PLoS One
. 2015 Jul 15;10(7):e0130281.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
History of foster care among homeless adults with mental illness in Vancouver, British Columbia: a precursor to trajectories of risk.
Patterson ML, Moniruzzaman A, Somers JM.
BMC Psychiatry. 2015 Feb 26;15(1):32.

Paper

Implementing Housing First Across Sites and Over Time: Later Fidelity and Implementation Evaluation of a Pan-Canadian Multi-site Housing First Program for Homeless People with Mental Illness.
Macnaughton E, Stefancic A, Nelson G,  et al

Am J Community Psychol
. 2015 Mar 13

Abstract

Life Changes Among Homeless Persons With Mental Illness: A Longitudinal Study of Housing First and Usual Treatment.
Nelson G, Patterson M, Kirst M, et al

Psychiatr Serv
. 2015 Feb 17:

Abstract

One-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Housing First With ACT in Five Canadian Cities.
Aubry T, Tsemberis S, Adair CE, et al
Psychiatr Serv. 2015 Feb 2:appips201400167.

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
History of foster care among homeless adults with mental illness in Vancouver, British Columbia: a precursor to trajectories of risk.
Patterson ML, Moniruzzaman A, Somers JM.
BMC Psychiatry. 2015 Dec;15(1):411.

Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Cardiovascular risk factors and 30-year cardiovascular risk in homeless adults with mental illness.
Gozdzik A, Salehi R, O'Campo P, et al
BMC Public Health. 2015 Dec;15:1472

Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Differential experiences of discrimination among ethnoracially diverse persons experiencing mental illness and homelessness.
Zerger S, Bacon S, Corneau S, et al
BMC Psychiatry. 2014 Dec 14;14(1):353.
Paper

Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Homeless Adults With Mental Illness in Toronto.
Young S, Dosani N, Whisler A, Hwang S.

J Prim Care Community Health
. 2014 Nov 20

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Examining the relationship between health-related need and the receipt of care by participants experiencing homelessness and mental illness.
Currie LB, Patterson ML, Moniruzzaman A,  et al  |
BMC Health Serv Res. 2014 Sep 18;14:404
Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Different faces of discrimination: perceived discrimination among homeless adults with mental illness in healthcare settings.
Skosireva A, O Campo P, Zerger S, et al

BMC Health Serv
Res
. 2014 Sep 7;14(1):376
Paper

Patterns and predictors of attrition in a trial of a housing intervention for homeless people with mental illness.
Veldhuizen S, Adair CE, Methot C, et al 

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
. 2014 Jun 12

Abstract

Barriers to obtaining employment for people with severe mental illness experiencing homelessness.
Poremski D, Whitley R, Latimer E.
J Ment Health. 2014 Apr 30

Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Setting the stage for chronic health problems: cumulative childhood adversity among homeless adults with mental illness in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Patterson ML, Moniruzzaman A, Somers JM.
BMC Public Health
.
2014 Apr 12;14(1):350

Paper

Early implementation evaluation of a multi-site housing first intervention for homeless people with mental illness: A mixed methods approach.
Nelson G, Stefancic A, Rae J, et al

Eval Program Plann
. 2014 Apr;43:16-26

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The promise of recovery: narratives of hope among homeless individuals with mental illness participating in a Housing First randomised controlled trial in Toronto, Canada.
Kirst M, Zerger S, Wise Harris D,  et al

BMJ Open
. 2014 Mar 3;4(3):e004379.
Paper

Community Participation and Belonging Among Formerly Homeless Adults with Mental Illness After 12 months of Housing First in Vancouver, British Columbia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Patterson ML, Moniruzzaman A, Somers JM.

Community Ment Health J
. 2013 Dec 10.

Abstract

Housing First Improves Residential Stability in Homeless Adults With Concurrent Substance Dependence and Mental Disorders.
Palepu A, Patterson ML, Moniruzzaman A, et al
Am J Public Health. 2013 Oct 22.

Abstract

Predictors of Medical or Surgical and Psychiatric Hospitalizations Among a Population-Based Cohort of Homeless Adults.
Chambers C, Katic M, Chiu S,  et al

Am J Public Health
. 2013 Oct 22

Abstract

Exploring the occupations of homeless adults living with mental illnesses in Toronto.
Illman SC, Spence S, O'Campo PJ, Kirsh BH.
Can J Occup Ther. 2013 Oct;80(4):215-23.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Trajectories of recovery among homeless adults with mental illness who participated in a randomised controlled trial of Housing First: a longitudinal, narrative analysis
Patterson ML, Rezansoff S, Currie L, Somers JM.

BMJ Open
. 2013 Sep 10;3(9):e003442.
Paper

Role of families of homeless persons with mental disorders : retrospective and prospective view of relationships.
Bonin JP, Lacasse-Bédard J, Latimer E,  et al
Sante Ment Que. 2013 Spring;38(1):143-63

Abstract

High positive psychiatric screening rates in an urban homeless population.
Ganesh A, Campbell DJ, Hurley J, Patten S.

Can J Psychiatry
. 2013 Jun;58(6):353-60.

Abstract

Bringing politics and evidence together: Policy entrepreneurship and the conception of the At Home/Chez Soi Housing First Initiative for addressing homelessness and mental illness in Canada.
Macnaughton E, Nelson G, Goering P.
Soc Sci Med. 2013 Apr;82:100-7.
Abstract

Factors Associated with Poor Mental Health Status Among Homeless Women With and Without Dependent Children.
Chambers C, Chiu S, Scott AN, et al

Community Ment Health
J
. 2013 Feb 20.
Abstract

Preventing Homelessness After Discharge from Psychiatric Wards: Perspectives of Consumers and Staff.
Forchuk C, Godin M, Hoch JS,  et al
|
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Ser
v
. 2013 Feb 11:1-8.
Abstract

Mental disorder, service use, and barriers to care among 500 homeless people in 3 different urban settings.
Krausz RM, Clarkson AF, Strehlau V, et al
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2013 Jan 9
Abstract

Daily Substance Use and Mental Health Symptoms among a Cohort of Homeless Adults in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Palau A, Patterson M, Strehlau V , et al

J Urban Health
. 2012 Oct 26
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Moving from rhetoric to reality: adapting Housing First for homeless individuals with mental illness from ethno-racial groups.
Stegiopoulos V, O'Campo P, Gozdzik A,  
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012 Oct 2;12(1):345
Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Ending homelessness among people with mental illness: the At Home/Chez Soi randomized trial of a Housing First intervention in Toronto.
Hwang S, Stergiopoulos V, O'Campo P, Gozdzik A.
BMC Public Health. 2012 Sep 14;12(1):787
Paper

Planning a Multi-site, Complex Intervention for Homeless People with Mental Illness: The Relationships Between the National Team and Local Sites in Canada's At Home/Chez Soi Project.
Nelson G, Macnaughton E, Goering P,  et al
Am J Community Psychol. 2012 Sep 11
Abstract

Psychache and Suicide Ideation among Men Who Are Homeless- A Test of Shneidman's Model.
Patterson AA, Holden RR .
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2012 Feb 10.
Abstract
 

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The At Home/Chez Soi trial protocol: a pragmatic, multi-site, randomised controlled trial of a Housing First intervention for homeless individuals with mental illness in five Canadian cities.
Goering PN, Streiner DL, Adair C,  et al

BMJ Open
.
2011 Nov 14;1(2):e000323.
Paper

Cognitive Interviewing Methods for Questionnaire Pre-Testing in Homeless Persons with Mental Disorders.
Adair CE, Holland AC, Patterson ML, et al
J Urban Health. 2011 Nov 23
Abstract

Housing status as an independent predictor of functional capacity in patients with schizophrenia.
Stergiopoulos V, Burra T, Rourke S, Hwang S.

J Nerv Ment Di
s
. 2011 Nov;199(11):854-60.
Abstract

Mothers with mental illness experiencing homelessness: a critical analysis.
Benbow S, Forchuk C, Ray SL
.
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs
. 2011 Oct;18(8):687-95.
Abstract


Special Populations
 

General Reports

 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
  A Review of the Literature on LGBTQ Adults Who Experience Homelessness.
Ecker J, Aubry T, Sylvestre J.
J Homosex. 2017 Dec 5.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The effectiveness of a Housing First adaptation for ethnic minority groups: findings of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.
Stergiopoulos V, Gozdzik A, Misir V,  et al
BMC Public Health. 2016 Oct 21;16(1):1110.
Paper

 

Juveniles

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 

 
Youth Homelessness: The Impact of Supportive Relationships on Recovery.
Gasior S, Forchuk C, Regan S
.
 Can J Nurs Res
.
2017 Jan 1:844562117747191.
 

Abstract

Perceived Devaluation and STI Testing Uptake among a Cohort of Street-Involved Youth in a Canadian Setting.
Karamouzian M, Shoveller J, Dong H, et al
Arch Sex Behav
. 2017 Jun 22.
Abstract

Toward Treatment Integrity: Developing an Approach to Measure the Treatment Integrity of a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intervention With Homeless Youth in the Community.
McCay E, Carter C, Aiello A, et al

Arch Psychiatr Nurs
. 2016 Oct;30(5):568-74.
Abstract

Unsafe sexual behaviour associated with hazardous alcohol use among street-involved youth.
Fairbairn N, Wood E, Dong H,  et al

AIDS Car
e
. 2016 Aug 18:1-8.

Abstract

The Unique Needs of Homeless Youths With Mental Illness: Baseline Findings From a Housing First Trial.
Kozloff N, Stergiopoulos V, Adair CE, et al

Psychiatr Serv
. 2016 Jun 1
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Substance use patterns and unprotected sex among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting: a prospective cohort study.
Cheng T, Johnston C, Kerr T,  et al
BMC Public Health
.
2016 Jan 5;16(1):4
Paper

High-Intensity Drug Use and Health Service Access Among Street-Involved Youth in a Canadian Setting.
Phillips M, Richardson L, Wood E, et al

Subst Use Misuse
. 2015 Dec 7:1-9.

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Engaging Street-Involved Youth in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: A Secondary Analysis.
Lynk M, McCay E, Carter C, et al  

J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
. 2015 Fall;24(2):116-22
Paper

Aboriginal street-involved youth experience elevated risk of incarceration.
Barker B, Alfred GT, Fleming K, et al
Public Health. 2015 Sep 18.
Abstract

Suicide Attempts and Childhood Maltreatment Among Street Youth: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Hadland SE, Wood E, Dong H,et al
Pediatrics
. 2015 Aug 3.
 

Barriers to health and social services for street-involved youth in a Canadian setting.
Barker B, Kerr T, Nguyen P, Wood E, DeBeck K.

J Public Health Policy
. 2015 Mar 26. 
Abstract

Trauma, Workfare and the Social Contingency of Precarity and Its Sufferings: The Story of Marius, A Street-Youth.
Dolson MS.
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2014 Oct 8.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Physical and Mental Health Issues among Homeless Youth in British Columbia, Canada: Are they Different from Older Homeless Adults?
Saddichha S, Linden I, Krausz MR.
J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2014 Sep;23(3):200-6.

Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prescription opioid injection and risk of hepatitis C in relation to traditional drugs of misuse in a prospective cohort of street youth.
Hadland SE, DeBeck K, Kerr T, et al
BMJ Open. 2014 Jul 21;4(7):e005419.

Paper

Resilience, loneliness, and psychological distress among homeless youth.
Perron JL, Cleverley K, Kidd SA.

Arch Psychiatr Nurs
. 2014 Aug;28(4):226-9.
Abstract

Use of a Medically Supervised Injection Facility Among Street Youth.
Hadland SE, DeBeck K, Kerr T, et al
 
J Adolesc Health
. 2014 Jun 9.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Increases and decreases in drug use attributed to housing status among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting
Cheng T, Wood E, Nguyen P,  et al
Harm Reduct J. 2014 Apr 10;11(1):12
Paper

Incarceration among street-involved youth in a Canadian study: Implications for health and policy interventions.
Omura JD, Wood E, Nguyen P,  et al

Int J Drug Policy
. 2014 Mar;25(2):291-6.
Abstract

Inability to Access Addiction Treatment Among Street-Involved Youth in a Canadian Setting.
Phillips M, Debeck K, Desjarlais T, et al
Subst Use Misuse. 2014 Mar 12.
Abstract

Residential Trajectories of Street Youth-the Montréal Cohort Study.
Roy E, Robert M, Fournier L,  et al

J Urban Health
. 2014 Feb 11.
Abstract

Gender differences in early trauma and high-risk behaviors among street-entrenched youth in British Columbia.
Saddichha S, Torchalla I, Krausz MR
.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2014 Jan 22:1-5.
Abstract

Incarceration among street-involved youth in a Canadian study: Implications for health and policy interventions.
Omura JD, Wood E, Nguyen P,  et al
Int J Drug Policy. 2013 Nov 7
Abstract

Crystal methamphetamine and initiation of injection drug use among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting.
Werb D, Kerr T, Buxton J, Shoveller J, et al

CMAJ
. 2013 Oct 15.
Abstract

Factors influencing service use among homeless youths with co-occurring disorders.
Kozloff N, Cheung AH, Ross LE,  et al
Psychiatr Serv. 2013 Sep 1;64(9):925-8.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Missed opportunities: childhood learning disabilities as early indicators of risk among homeless adults with mental illness in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Patterson ML, Moniruzzaman A, Frankish CJ, Somers JM.

BMJ Open
. 2012 Nov 22;2(6).
Paper

Homelessness Independently Predicts Injection Drug Use Initiation Among Street-Involved Youth in a Canadian Setting.
Feng C, Debeck K, Kerr T,  et al
Adolesc Health. 2012 Sep 24.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Quality of life themes in Canadian adults and street youth who are homeless or hard-to-house: A multi-site focus group study.
Palepu A, Hubley AM, Russell LB, et al

Health Qual Life Outcomes
. 2012 Aug 15;10(1):93.

Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Homeless youth's overwhelming health burden: A review of the literature.
Kulik DM, Gaetz S, Crowe C, Ford-Jones EL.

Paediatr Child Health
. 2011 Jun;16(6):e43-7.
Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Challenges to immunization: the experiences of homeless youth.
Doroshenko A, Hatchette J, Halperin SA,et al

BMC Public Health
. 2012 May 8;12(1):338
Paper

Invited Commentary: Seeking a Coherent Strategy in our Response to Homeless and Street-Involved Youth: A Historical Review and Suggested Future Directions.
Kidd S.
J Youth
Adolesc
. 2012 Feb 1.
Abstract

A Relationship-Based Intervention to Improve Social Connectedness in Street-Involved Youth: A Pilot Study.
McCay E, Quesnel S, Langley J,  et al

J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs
. 2011 Nov;24(4):208-215.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Youth Homelessness: The Relationships among Mental Health, Hope, and Service Satisfaction.
Hughes JR, Clark SE, Wood W,
et al
J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiat
ry
. 2010 Nov;19(4):274-83
Paper

Predictors of crack cocaine initiation among Montréal street youth: A first look at the phenomenon.
Paquette C, Roy E, Petit G, Boivin JF.

Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2010 Mar 17
Abstract

Social and structural barriers to housing among street-involved youth who use illicit drugs.
Krüsi A, Fast D, Small W, et al 

Health Soc Care Community
. 2010 Jan 21.
Abstract

 
          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
                              
High prevalence of assisted injection among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting
T. Cheng T. Kerr W. Small, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

 

Women

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Trajectories of women's homelessness in Canada's 3 northern territories.
Schmidt R, Hrenchuk C, Bopp J, Poole N.

Int J Circumpolar Health
.
2015 Dec 23;74:29778
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
A cross-sectional examination of the mental health of homeless mothers: does the relationship between mothering and mental health vary by duration of homelessness?
Zabkiewicz DM, Patterson M, Wright A.

BMJ Open
. 2014 Dec 8;4(12):e006174.
Paper

I WAS HERE: young mothers who have experienced homelessness use Photovoice and participatory qualitative analysis to demonstrate strengths and assets.
Fortin R, Jackson SF, Maher J, Moravac C.

Glob Health Promot
. 2014 May 15.
Abstract

I Built My House of Hope: Abused Women and Pathways Into Homelessness.
Tutty LM, Ogden C, Giurgiu B, Weaver-Dunlop G

Violence Against Women. 2014 Jan 14.
Abstract

Factors Associated with Poor Mental Health Status Among Homeless Women With and Without Dependent Children.
Chambers C, Chiu S, Scott AN, et al

Community Ment Health
J
. 2013 Feb 20.
Abstract

Sexual Health: The Role of Sexual Health Services Among Homeless Young Women Living in Toronto, Canada.
Oliver V, Cheff R
.
Health Promot Pract
. 2012 Mar 28
Abstract

Mothers with mental illness experiencing homelessness: a critical analysis.
Benbow S, Forchuk C, Ray SL
.
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs
. 2011 Oct;18(8):687-95.
Abstract

Substance use and predictors of substance dependence in homeless women.
Torchalla I, Strehlau V, Li K, Krausz M.

Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2011 Apr 15. [
Abstract

 

Substance/Alcohol Users

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 

 
Unsafe sexual behaviour associated with hazardous alcohol use among street-involved youth.
Fairbairn N, Wood E, Dong H,  et al

AIDS Car
e
. 2016 Aug 18:1-8.

Abstract

The population impact of eliminating homelessness on HIV viral suppression among people who use drugs.
Marshall BD, Elston B, Dobrer S, et al

AIDS
. 2016 Mar 27;30(6):933-42.
Abstract

Service use before and after the provision of scatter-site Housing First for chronically homeless individuals with severe alcohol use disorders.
Henwood BF, Dichter H, Tynan R, et al
Int J Drug Policy. 2015 Jun 7.

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Difficult behaviors in the emergency department: a cohort study of housed, homeless and alcohol dependent individuals.
Svoboda T.
PLoS One. 2015 Apr 28;10(4):e0124528
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Impact of unstable housing on all-cause mortality among persons who inject drugs.
Zivanovic R, Milloy MJ, Hayashi K,
BMC Public Health. 2015 Feb 7;15(1):106.

Paper

The impact of a Housing First randomized controlled trial on substance use problems among homeless individuals with mental illness.
Kirst M, Zerger S, Misir V, et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Oct 28.
Abstract


FULL-TEXT ARTICLE

Prescription opioid injection and risk of hepatitis C in relation to traditional drugs of misuse in a prospective cohort of street youth.
Hadland SE, DeBeck K, Kerr T, et al
BMJ Open. 2014 Jul 21;4(7):e005419.

Paper

Use of a Medically Supervised Injection Facility Among Street Youth.
Hadland SE, DeBeck K, Kerr T, et al
 
J Adolesc Health
. 2014 Jun 9.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Increases and decreases in drug use attributed to housing status among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting
Cheng T, Wood E, Nguyen P,  et al
Harm Reduct J. 2014 Apr 10;11(1):12
Paper

Inability to Access Addiction Treatment Among Street-Involved Youth in a Canadian Setting.
Phillips M, Debeck K, Desjarlais T, et al
Subst Use Misuse. 2014 Mar 12.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICL
Demographics, Health-Care Utilization, and Substance Use Profiles of Older Adults in Canada's Lowest Income Neighbourhood.
Sztramko R, Feng C, Kerr T,  et al
Can Geriatr J. 2013 Mar 5;17(1):5-11
Paper

Religious Participation and Substance Use Behaviors in a Canadian Sample of Homeless People.
Torchalla I, Li K, Strehlau V,  et al
Community Ment Health J. 2014 Feb 7.

Abstract

Substance use predictors of victimization profiles among homeless youth: A latent class analysis.
Bender K, Thompson S, Ferguson K, Langenderfer L.

J Adolesc
. 2014 Feb;37(2):155-64.

Abstract

Housing First Improves Residential Stability in Homeless Adults With Concurrent Substance Dependence and Mental Disorders.
Palepu A, Patterson ML, Moniruzzaman A, et al
Am J Public Health. 2013 Oct 22.

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Substance Use and Access to Health Care and Addiction Treatment among Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Persons in Three Canadian Cities.
Palepu A, Gadermann A, Hubley AM,  et al
PLoS One. 2013 Oct 4;8(10):e75133.
Paper

Crystal methamphetamine and initiation of injection drug use among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting.
Werb D, Kerr T, Buxton J, Shoveller J, et al

CMAJ
. 2013 Oct 15.
Abstract

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorder Comorbidity in Homeless Adults: Prevalence, Correlates, and Sex Differences.
Torchalla I, Strehlau V, Li K, et al
Psychol Addict Behav. 2013 Aug 5

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
A brief tool to assess capacity to consent for medical care among homeless individuals with problematic substance use: study protocol.
Taylor D, Masse L, Ho A,  et al

Arch Public Health
. 2013 May 8;71(1):1
Paper

Daily Substance Use and Mental Health Symptoms among a Cohort of Homeless Adults in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Palau A, Patterson M, Strehlau V , et al

J Urban Health
. 2012 Oct 26
Abstract

Homelessness Independently Predicts Injection Drug Use Initiation Among Street-Involved Youth in a Canadian Setting.
Feng C, Debeck K, Kerr T,  et al
Adolesc Health. 2012 Sep 24.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Harm reduction services as a point-of-entry to and source of end-of-life care and support for homeless and marginally housed persons who use alcohol and/or illicit drugs: A qualitative analysis.
McNeil R, Guirguis-Younger M, et al

BMC Public Health
. 2012 Apr 30;12(1):312.
Paper

Homelessness as a Structural Barrier to Effective Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Seropositive Illicit Drug Users in a Canadian Setting.
Milloy MJ, Kerr T, Bangsberg DR, et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS
. 2011 Nov 22.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Drug problems among homeless individuals in Toronto, Canada: prevalence, drugs of choice,and relation to health status.
Grinman MN, Chiu S, Redelmeier DA, Levinson W,
et al
BMC Public Health
. 2010 Feb 24;10:94.
Paper

Predictors of crack cocaine initiation among Montréal street youth: A first look at the phenomenon.
Paquette C, Roy E, Petit G, Boivin JF.

Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2010 Mar 17
Abstract

 

         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  High prevalence of assisted injection among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting
T. Cheng T. Kerr W. Small, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract
 

Elderly
 

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
  Homeless for the First Time in Later Life: Uncovering More Than One Pathway.
Burns VF, Sussman T, Bowers BJ.
Gerontologist. 2018 Jan 29.
.
Abstract

Senior services that support housing first in metro Vancouver.
Canham SL, Battersby L, Fang ML, et al

J Gerontol Soc Work
. 2017 Oct 26.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Geriatric Homelessness: Association with Emergency Department Utilization.
Hategan A, Tisi D, Abdurrahman M, Bourgeois JA.

Can Geriatr J
. 2016 Dec 23;19(4):189-194
Paper

Patterns of Shelter Use Among Men New to Homelessness in Later Life: Duration of Stay and Psychosocial Factors Related to Departure.
Rothwell DW, Sussman T, Grenier A,  et al

J Appl Gerontol
. 2016 Jan 14.
Abstract

Exploring opportunities for healthy aging among older persons with a history of homelessness in Toronto, Canada.
Waldbrook N.
Soc Sci Med. 2015 Jan 14;128C:126-133.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Demographics, Health-Care Utilization, and Substance Use Profiles of Older Adults in Canada's Lowest Income Neighbourhood.
Sztramko R, Feng C, Kerr T,  et al
Can Geriatr J. 2013 Mar 5;17(1):5-11
Paper


Indigenous


    
Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Correlates of Homeless Episodes Among Indigenous People.
Whitbeck LB, Crawford DM, Sittner Hartshorn KJ.

Am J Community Psychol
. 2011 Jun 9

Abstract

Sexworkers


    
Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Homelessness Among A Cohort of Women in Street-Based Sex Work: The Need for Safer Environment Interventions.
Duff P, Deering K, Gibson K, Tyndall M, Shannon K.

BMC Public Health
. 2011 Aug 12;11(1):643.
Paper
 
Prisoners
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Incarceration among street-involved youth in a Canadian study: Implications for health and policy interventions.
Omura JD, Wood E, Nguyen P,  et al

Int J Drug Policy
. 2014 Mar;25(2):291-6.
Abstract

Homeless and incarcerated: An epidemiological study from Canada.
Saddichha S, Fliers JM, Frankish J,  et al
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2014 Mar 3.
Abstract


People Facing Death

    
Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
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.
Henry B, Dosani N, Huynh L, Amirault N.
Curr Oncol. 2017 Jun;24(3):187-
Paper

 

 

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