Homelessness In Canada

Throughout this paper I will be discussing the issue of homelessness and how it is steadily becoming a more serious problem as time progresses. I will discuss issues that surround homelessness such as the NIMBY, not in my backyard, issue and how it is causing the homeless to not receive the help that they need. This is an issue that needs to change, but due to NIMBYism, it is very difficult create such change.

In Canada, there has been an on going concern in the matter of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Although many First nations individuals have many barriers placed upon them by society, the government and many other institutions. Indigenous women face many of these barriers very harshly. Aboriginal women are vulnerable to many different forms of abuse because of not only being female but also due to issues such as poverty. First nations citizens have been faced with extreme difficulties throughout every aspect of their lives. These difficulties ultimately include the discrimination they face daily from police services, lack of resources in order to assist their need, etc. There have been many problems which have lead up to the social problem of missing and murdered Indigenous women which include the historical upbringing of our First nations population, and unfortunately through recent factors as well. Theories like the feminist theory assist in the debunking of this problem and give us a brief insight into the situation. To this day, the very serious issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women is a key issue, which has been left with many cases unsolved. This in part clearly demonstrates the lack of efforts put in place by Canadian police in order to combat this problem. A case, which raised serious problems in North America, is the case of Lisa, a young Metis woman who at the age of fifteen disappeared walking home from a shopping trip, to which she was never found.

b) Lack of supply- Along with the presence of higher demand in the housing market of the country already, the lack of supply of affordable housing in Canada has aggravated the crisis even more. Due to the presence of excess demand in the market, the quantities of housing, especially the private sector profit-maximizing ones have increased the price of their housing facilities, which in turn has contributed significantly to the already existing problems of homelessness in the country.

If you do not already know what homelessness means, it is someone who is not able to live in a stable residence because of financial or psychological problems, so they are forced to live on the streets or put themselves on the streets, because they feel it would be a better fit. Homelessness in Canada is a very large and concerning issue because of the growing population.

Women no matter where they are in the world are too often victims of violence. They face higher rates than men both if it is sexual assault, stalking, or severe spousal abuse and usually the results are that women will end up extremely injured or dead. With young women suffering the highest rates of violence, Aboriginal women in particular face an increased risk of violence compared to non-Aboriginal women. Aboriginal women in Canada are three times more likely to experience crucial and severe violence compared to non-Aboriginal women. Most of these women end up missing and murdered. The predicaments of missing and murdered Aboriginal women has brought tremendous pain and suffering in homes, in families and throughout Aboriginal communities. Many sources and factors have contributed to hindering solving this issue. Media and discrimination have long been known to have played a huge role in this tragedy.

From the literature review, using articles written on homeless populations across America and in Canada, the same conditions can be found. For example, chronic and communicable illnesses, mental illnesses, and substance abuse disorders, are linked to poverty and housing instability, lack of insurance, and access to health care services. Being homeless brings stigma, rejection, and judgement that results in the lack of trust in the medical community. This further creates a barrier to health care treatment or even the seeking of care by the homeless individual. One way to reach a transient population, who is in high need of medical and social services, is with an MMU. The literature has shown, that they can be operated by students, health

Native people and aboriginals are not treated fairly it's 2017 and we have more homeless in Winnipeg than they were a decade ago. Ottawa has spent nearly 1 billion investing in a program that built low-income rental homes for the aboriginals despite that over 75% of people in shelters are actually aboriginal peoples. On the reserves the housing isn't the best either most houses on the reserves aren't in living conditions some still end up staying on the reserve.

The government is the best audience for the modification of the housing first program because it has the power and resources to make changes for the good of the citizen by the use of the law that is set to protect people’s rights and freedoms. It is an individual’s right to have access to a safe, secure home and habitable home.

We have experienced many homelessness issues here in Canada. Recently, in 2014, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness estimated that almost 35,000 Canadians were homeless every night and an estimated 235,000 Canadians experience homelessness each year. Many Canadians meet the requirements for hidden homelessness. The requirements include: sheltered people and families who temporarily live in their relative’s homes in order to avoid living on streets; women and children experiencing domestic violence; people sleeping in abandoned buildings and families living in unsustainable housing due to evacuations. Unfortunately, here in Ontario, we have one of the highest rates of homelessness for a major province in Canada.

Homelessness can be described as the lack of safe, affordable, adequate and secure housing. It refers to a situation or condition of an individual person or a family without having the ability to live in a secured housing at their own. It is considered as a current growing problem in Canada including Hamilton. In past, homelessness was limited to city and urban areas, but now it spreads in diverse population even to the grass level. People experiencing homelessness are from a diverse population with many subgroups. Among those without housing are single men and women, families, youth, visible minorities, aboriginal people. Some of them with severe mental illnesses and other serious health problems. (Source: Adapted from www.raisingtheroof.org). Homelessness in Canada is attributed to societal factors, organisational factors and individual factors which require more attention from the government to resolve.

Political leaders in US, Canada, policy-makers and Researchers are in agreement with “Housing First intervention as a solution to homelessness.” Therefore, addressing the homeless individual with housing and mental health challenges, primary care, psychiatry, and case-coordination. In addition, conversations” ultimate to goal to end homelessness in Canada.”

The purpose of this study was to analyze the relation of multidimensional support, perceived and received social support, and health outcomes of a proportional sample of homeless individuals in Toronto, Canada. This was done by measuring the mental health status, physical health status, and the recent encounters of victimization.

As the holiday season is right around the corner, you may be considering a few specific things you will be asking for Christmas this year. A few ideas that might come to mind could be a new pair of shoes, or the newest and hottest video game. While this might be true, there are many people out there who have “to find a roof over my head” at the top of their list. Those with that wish are those people you pass by everyday on the streets, shaking a tin can with the rustling sound of a couple loose change and those Canadian Tire bills people just throw in. Those people are evidently homeless; as they depend on the streets and a cardboard box for a home and a bed.

For several generations, the issue of missing indigenous women has been overlooked. Aboriginal families have always questioned the unreasonably high numbers, but due to under-reporting of incidents and a lack of an effective database, these violences have not been addressed. As each day passes, the number of missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls continues to grow. A study completed by the Ontario Native Women’s Association reveals that Aboriginal women make up sixteen perfect of all murdered women and eleven percent of missing women in Canada. From the first glance, these numbers seem quite low, however, it is important to keep in mind that Aboriginal women only make up 4.3% of the Canadian population. One of the main problems to

The number of murdered and missing Aboriginal women is disproportionately high (NWAC, 2015). This issue impacts all Aboriginal women who identify as first nations, Métis and Inuit (NWAC, 2015). In Canada Aboriginal women make up 3% of the female population (NWAC, 2015). However, NWAC’s research showed that in 2000-2009, there was a percentage of 10% of Aboriginal women were represented in female homicides (NWAC, 2015). Unfortunately, there was no national data sources regarding missing persons in Canada which ultimately, makes it difficult to view the issues of missing Aboriginal Women and Girls and comparing it to other missing women cases (NWAC, 2015). Recently, in 2014, the RCMP released a report between 1980 and 2012 that