studies + reports

2008 Metro Vancouver Homeless Count
The purpose of the 2008 Homeless Count is to produce an updated estimate of homeless people in streets and shelters, a demographic profile of this population, and identify trends in relation to previous counts.

Vision BC’s Mental Health and Addictions Journal — Housing and Homelessness
This is a national, award-winning journal that provides a forum for the voices of people living with a mental disorder or substance use problem, their family and friends, and service providers in BC. This issue links housing with mental health and features articles on homelessness and its relation to health.

A Roof Over Our Heads 2008 — Affordable Housing and Homelessness in Canada
This report is a Canada West Foundation’s Western Cities Project that examines the region’s large cities and housing policies in Canada to identify best practices for provincial housing.

Furman Center Policy Brief — The Impact of Supportive Housing on Surrounding Neighborhoods: Evidence from New York City
This policy brief is a summary of the Furman Center’s research on the effects supportive housing has on the values of surrounding properties.

Housing and Support for Adults with Severe Addictions and/or Mental Illness in British Columbia — Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction (CARMHA) at Simon Fraser University
This report looks at the disproportionately high number of homeless and inadequately housed adults who have severe addictions and/or mental illness in BC. CARMHA has provided up-to-date information with regard to the scope of the problem, recommended solutions to homelessness among this population, and gives associated costs of implementing these solutions.

Calgary’s 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness
Calgary's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness is an innovative plan designed to shift our focus from managing or coping with homelessness, to a community-wide effort to end it.