Homelessness - Causes & Effects
This four volume study is now available online full text
(PDF format).

Sponsored by: British Columbia Ministry of Social
Development and Economic Security, and
BC Housing Management Commission. With the support of:
Ministry of the Attorney General;
Ministry for Children and Families; Vancouver/Richmond
Health Board; and City of Vancouver.

Prepared by: A team of consultants and researchers led by
Margaret Eberle, of Eberle Planning & Research (BC) and
including
Deborah Kraus, of Deborah Kraus Consulting (BC);
Steve Pomeroy, of Focus Consulting, Ottawa; and
David Hulchanski, Faculty of Social Work and Director,
Centre for Urban and Community Studies at the University of
Toronto.

Volume 1:  The Relationship between Homelessness and the
Health, Social Services and Criminal Justice Systems: A
Review of the Literature

Volume 2:  A Profile, Policy Review and Analysis of
Homelessness in British Columbia: A Review of the Literature

Volume 3:  The Costs of Homelessness in British Columbia

Volume 4:  Background Report:  A Profile and Policy Review
of Homelessness in the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec and
Alberta

for full text of each report:
http://www.sdes.gov.bc.ca/housing/homeless/homless_index.htm

Hard copies of the documents are available from:  Housing
Policy Branch, Ministry of Social Development and Economic
Security, PO BOX 9952 STN PROV GOVT, Victoria BC V8W 9N7
Telephone: (250) 387-7088; Facsimile: (250) 387-5120; email:
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Until July 1, 2001:
Dennis Raphael, Ph.D., University of Toronto,
voice: (416) 978-7567

Dennis Raphael, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Health Policy and Management
Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies
York University, 4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario CANADA M3J 1P3
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