A Community Forum on Homelessness — Linking Ottawa Research with Action and
Policy

When:           Monday, November 22, 2004 in honour of National Housing Day.
Location:       University of Ottawa, Tabaret Hall Chapel, 75 Laurier
                9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.     Free Registration

Participants are encouraged to register early.
Reserve your place by advising Alliance Coordinator, Lynne Browne at
[log in to unmask] 241-7913 x 205.

A poster is available by contacting Lynne Browne at [log in to unmask]

*FORUM PROGRAM*

9:00 – 12.00    Ottawa Research Studies: Implications for Action and Policy

Presentations & poster displays, including:
* Homeless: The Perspectives and Experiences of Adolescents in Family
Shelters in Ottawa
* Promoting Social Inclusion through a Harm Reduction Approach
* Investigating Diversity Among the Homelessness Population: Implications
for Developing Effective Housing Policies and Programs
* The Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy with People at Risk of
Homelessness

12:00 – 1:00    Keynote Speaker, Dr. Stephen Hwang
(during lunch)
Dr. Stephen Hwang is a respected and internationally recognized researcher
in homelessness and health with the Inner City Health Research Unit at St
Michaels Hospital in Toronto.
He is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, general
internist at St. Michael's Hospital and a staff physician at Seaton House,
the largest homeless shelter in Canada.

1:00 – 4: 00    A Community Consultation on Ottawa's Research Priorities

Proposed Themes:
        * Youth at Risk
        * Vulnerable Women
        * Supportive Housing - models and best practices
        * Rent Control - its impact on affordable housing
        * Harm Reduction

Participants are encouraged to register early.
Reserve your place by advising Alliance Coordinator, Lynne Browne at
[log in to unmask] 241-7913 x 205.

A poster is available by contacting Lynne Browne at [log in to unmask]


The Alliance to End Homelessness gratefully acknowledges support from the
University of Ottawa and partial funding by the National Homelessness
Initiative, Government of Canada.

Apologies for cross-posting.  Please direct all enquiries regarding this
community forum to Lynne Brown, phone number and email address as above.
Message posted by Vivien Runnels
Coordinatrice/Coordinator, Research and Operations
Centre de recherche sur les services communautaires/Centre for Research on
Community Services
Faculté des sciences sociales/Faculty of Social Sciences
Université d'Ottawa, University of Ottawa
34 rue Stewart Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
Tel: (613) 562-5800 ext./poste 1856
Fax: (613) 562 5188
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Website: http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/crcs/eng/ (English)
http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/crcs/fra/index.asp (français)

Vivien Runnels
Coordinatrice/Coordinator, Research and Operations
Centre de recherche sur les services communautaires/Centre for Research on
Community Services
Faculté des sciences sociales/Faculty of Social Sciences
Université d'Ottawa, University of Ottawa
34 rue Stewart Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
Tel: (613) 562-5800 ext./poste 1856
Fax: (613) 562 5188
[log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/crcs/eng/ (English)
http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/crcs/fra/index.asp (français)

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