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Pandemic proof: Synthesizing real-world knowledge of promising mental health and substance use practices utilized during the COVID19 pandemic with young people who are experiencing or have experienced homelessness

Pandemic proof: Synthesizing real-world knowledge of promising mental health and substance use practices utilized during the COVID19 pandemic with young people who are experiencing or have experienced

This report from Thulien et al. presents the findings of a survey and focus groups on promising approaches used during the COVID-19 pandemic. The approaches studied were those used to address mental health and substance use for youth in Canada related to homelessness, including recommendations for practice, research and policy.

Pandemic housing policy: Examining the relationship among eviction, housing instability, health inequity, and COVID-19 transmission

Pandemic housing policy: Examining the relationship among eviction, housing instability, health inequity, and COVID-19 transmission

Dans leur texte de revue professionnelle, Emily Benfer et ses collaborateurs examinent le lien de cause à effet entre le déplacement forcé et l’exacerbation du nombre de cas d’infection et du taux de mortalité par infection à la COVID-19. Les auteurs analysent les données concernant les expulsions, les situations transitoires, le surpeuplement, les maladies chroniques et la perpétuation des iniquités de santé chez les personnes noires et latinos, puis font valoir que les mesures de stabilisation du logement se révèlent essentielles à toute stratégie de lutte contre la COVID-19.

"More exposed and less protected" in Canada: Systematic racism and COVID-19

Ce rapport du Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children de l’Université Western montre que les préjugés systémiques à l’égard des personnes autochtones, noires et de couleur (PANDC) rend ce groupe de population plus vulnérable à la COVID-19. Les auteurs traitent notamment des questions des soins de santé, du travail ainsi que du logement et du soutien communautaire. Ils terminent sur des recommandations pour corriger les inégalités.

Alternative federal budget recovery plan

Alternative federal budget recovery plan

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ 2020 Alternative Federal Budget Recovery Plan takes a health-in-all-policies approach to planning for a just recovery from COVID-19. The plan outlines concrete plans for a caring economy, income support, healthier