Building links for the prevention of Youth Homelessness
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Presentation given by Melanie Redman, National Learning Community on Youth Homelessness and Stephen Gaetz, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, Canada, at the 2015 FEANTSA Policy Conference, "Homelessness, A Local Phenomenon with a European Dimension: Key Steps to Connect Communities to Europe", Paris City Hall, 19 June 2015
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Building links for the prevention of Youth Homelessness
- 1. Melanie Redman National Learning Community on Youth Homelessness Stephen Gaetz Canadian Observatory on Homelessness June 20, 2015 Youth Homelessness Building links for the prevention of
- 3. • Youth Homelessness on agenda of decision makers • Youth Homelessness on public agenda • Working to align interested funders with our national vision to Prevent, Reduce & End youth homelessness OUR GOAL: Cultivating a national coalition of stakeholders across sectors to mobilize for systems alignment/integration & policy change
- 5. Shifting Context Conceptual shift taking hold, moving from ‘managing’ homelessness, to “preventing, reducing and ending homelessness” Increasing collaboration by national partners in supporting those processes Enhanced community readiness Research: Greater knowledge about solutions and effective interventions Demonstrated successes in government and community planning 1 2 3 4 5
- 6. Why we need to do this… Part 2
- 7. Key point: Youth homelessness is distinct from adult homelessness
- 8. How are youth different from the adult homelessness population? • Age Matters • Many in throws of adolescent development • Lack experience living independently • Leaving situation of dependency and adult support
- 9. Loss
- 10. When we let young people become homeless …
- 11. When we let young people become homeless … • Health worsens • Mental health declines • Exploitation • Greater risk of addictions • Involvement with the law • Dropping out of school • Trauma and criminal victimization • Entrenchment in live on the • streets
- 12. If the CAUSES & CONDITIONS of youth homelessness are unique, so must be the SOLUTIONS!!!
- 14. Prevention Housing and Supports Emergency Response Responding to homelessness Can we move from this?To this? Prevention Housing and Supports Emergency Response
- 16. Shift the focus to Prevention! 1
- 17. A Framework for Thinking About Prevention Tertiary Prevention Primary Prevention Tertiary Prevention Secondary Prevention
- 18. Working upstream to prevent new cases Primary Prevention 1
- 19. Working in Schools Family First approach Helping young people exiting care (child protection)
- 20. Early intervention strategies to support young people and their families Secondary Prevention 2
- 23. Access to education Training and employment Mental health and addictions support
- 24. Family matters2 … so focus on it
- 25. Unfortunately, family is often framed as a problem and as part of a young person’s past.
- 27. What exactly is school-based homelessness prevention?
- 28. Not simply school programs, rather, community-based services and supports IN schools • Students learning about homelessness • Professional development for teachers • Students, teachers and families learning about supports Learning: Interventions: • Identifying young people “at risk” or who are homeless • Helping young people and families access appropriate services and supports for young people and families • Community based case management
- 29. Why do SCHOOLS matter?
- 30. Australia is the leader in school-based youth homelessness prevention
- 31. Age appropriate models of Accommodation and supports Transitional Housing Housing First 4
- 33. Youth need different Housing Options
- 34. Systems Integration Homelessness Service Providers Service Integration Mainstream Services • Health • Education • Corrections • Child protection Unusual Suspects • Landlords • Police • Private Sector Government and Funders 5
- 35. Part 4 The role of
- 37. 2 communities/year, competitive process, pan-Canadian – Year 1 – Kamloops, BC Kingston, ON – Year 2 – Saint John, NB County of Wellington, ON – Year 3 – Yellowknife, NWT Brandon, MB builds on the work of the Mobilizing Local Capacity project
- 38. What are community plans? Supporting Healthy and Successful Transitions to Adulthood A Plan to Prevent and Reduce Youth Homelessness in Alberta
- 39. Planning Support
- 40. Essentials for a Plan to End Youth Homelessness 1 Communities adopt strategic and coordinated plans. 2 Create an integrated systems response/System of Care 3 Engagement by all levels of government 4 Adopt a youth development orientation 5 Incorporate research, data management and information sharing 6 Integrated Prevention Framework 7 Emergency Services: Retool the System 8 Age appropriate Models of Accommodation and Support
- 41. A significant Change Management process Considerations for planning
- 42. The importance of nurturing Considerations for planning
- 43. Throughout the Plan, you must consider the specific needs and issues facing: • LGBTQ youth • Immigrant youth • Youth with mental health and/or addictions barriers • Racialized Youth Considerations for planning
- 46. Planning Support Youth Homelessness Community Planning Institute The key goals of the Institute are to: • Build community planning capacity • Increase knowledge regarding effective planning and program models • Enhance local collaboration through Collective Impact • Create a alignment with government policy and programming
- 47. Implementation Support • Sustainability planning • Communications strategy • Change management • Funder alignment • Evaluation
- 50. Aligning efforts Community planning and programs Ensuring that government policy, programing and funding supports community efforts
- 51. Planning resources Community, Provincial and State Plans Youth Homelessness Prevention Framework Youth Homelessness Community Planning Framework Housing First for Youth Framework Toolkits Youth Point in Time Count Toolkit Youth Engagement Toolkit LGBTQ Toolkit Program Model Toolkits Common Assessment Tool Resources
Editor's Notes
- 1. Collaboration: Provide opportunities for collaboration among the diversity of groups and researchers involved in homelessness across Canada. 2. Knowledge Mobilization: Make existing research on homelessness more accessible and reduce the geographical, sectoral, and socio-economic divisions that impede knowledge exchange. 3. Public Engagement: ‘Make research matter’ by exploring ways that research can more effectively engage the general public, policy makers and other decision-makers in the homelessness sector.
- 1. Collaboration: Provide opportunities for collaboration among the diversity of groups and researchers involved in homelessness across Canada. 2. Knowledge Mobilization: Make existing research on homelessness more accessible and reduce the geographical, sectoral, and socio-economic divisions that impede knowledge exchange. 3. Public Engagement: ‘Make research matter’ by exploring ways that research can more effectively engage the general public, policy makers and other decision-makers in the homelessness sector.
- 1. Collaboration: Provide opportunities for collaboration among the diversity of groups and researchers involved in homelessness across Canada. 2. Knowledge Mobilization: Make existing research on homelessness more accessible and reduce the geographical, sectoral, and socio-economic divisions that impede knowledge exchange. 3. Public Engagement: ‘Make research matter’ by exploring ways that research can more effectively engage the general public, policy makers and other decision-makers in the homelessness sector.
- 1. Collaboration: Provide opportunities for collaboration among the diversity of groups and researchers involved in homelessness across Canada. 2. Knowledge Mobilization: Make existing research on homelessness more accessible and reduce the geographical, sectoral, and socio-economic divisions that impede knowledge exchange. 3. Public Engagement: ‘Make research matter’ by exploring ways that research can more effectively engage the general public, policy makers and other decision-makers in the homelessness sector.
- 1. Collaboration: Provide opportunities for collaboration among the diversity of groups and researchers involved in homelessness across Canada. 2. Knowledge Mobilization: Make existing research on homelessness more accessible and reduce the geographical, sectoral, and socio-economic divisions that impede knowledge exchange. 3. Public Engagement: ‘Make research matter’ by exploring ways that research can more effectively engage the general public, policy makers and other decision-makers in the homelessness sector.