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Drug Overdoses During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Recently Homeless Individuals

Drug Overdoses During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Recently Homeless Individuals

This article by Liu, et al describes the disproportionately high rate of recently homeless Ontarians to experiencing an emergency department visit due to drug overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic re-opening.

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.