Research:
  • Evaluating Margaret’s Haven Non-Profit Housing and housing operated by Can-Voice
  • Exploring which people do best in what kind of housing (in process)
  • Annual conferences for direction, evaluation, and voice
  • Examining systems levels changes: baseline and over the 5 years
  • Policy analysis: tackling complex policy issues with innovative strategies
  • Mental health & housing: family and consumer perspectives
  • Stable housing and mental health myths
  • Discharge from hospital to no fixed address (poster)
  • Exploring barriers to employment for consumer/survivors
  • Exploring policy issues related to ODSP and developing recommendations for changes to the system
  • Exploring supports landlords use or could use to assist them in housing people with mental health issues
  • Exploring the issue of disconnects at the levels of service provision, policy development and all levels of government
  • Exploring the impact of these disconnects on the lives of individualsOther research projects will emerge out of the process
  Education:
  • Community development experiences for Nursing and Social Work students
  • Research opportunities for medical students and graduate students across a number of disciplines
  • Research opportunities for law students at the University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law through the Pro Bono Students Canada
  • Educational opportunities for community members (eg. program evaluation, research, etc.)
  • Joint Nursing and Social Work Graduate Course on Mental Health and Nursing N649, University of Western Ontario
  Policy:
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