By kyler woodmass on September 27, 2021
In a recent publication, “Organizational Change in Human Service Organizations: A Review and Content Analysis”, KHRC researchers John Graham, Kyler Woodmass, Quinn Bailey, and Eric Li, with the assistance of Arielle Lomness, review the body of peer-reviewed work at the intersection of organizational change and human service organizations (including health services, human services, and social services) since 1968, in an effort to identify trends and present an overview of the discussed topics.
More specifically, our primary objectives were to: Continue reading “Organizational Change in Human Service Organizations”
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By kyler woodmass on September 1, 2021
The 2016 Coordinated Point in Time Count (PiT count) marked the first time that communities across provinces and territories in Canada used a common approach when doing a homeless count. Policymakers were able to aggregate basic information on homelessness levels across 32 participating communities. This process was repeated in 2018, with 61 communities participating in Everyone Counts 2018, the second nationally coordinated PiT count. However, the federal summary reports do not report the results of the individual communities, and while the Homeless Hub endeavors to maintain Community Profiles on the Designated Communities (including their PiT Counts), data are typically available only as raw counts (c.f. rates comparable across communities). Additionally, the Designated Communities that receive funding through Reaching Home (Canada’s Homelessness Strategy; formerly the Homelessness Partnering Strategy / HPS) tend to be urban centres. Although some items discuss the topic of rural homelessness generally (see, for example, the items below), the addition of BC Housing-funded PiT counts represents a unique opportunity to explore the quantitative rates of homelessness in BC across communities of varying sizes moving forward. Continue reading “Homelessness in BC’s Small- and Mid-Sized Communities”
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By kyler woodmass on June 28, 2021
The impacts of COVID-19 on global, national, and local systems and citizens have presented challenges with regards to progress towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
At a national level, Canada’s contributions have been highlighted in the Continue reading “Achieving SDGs in the wake of COVID-19: Globally and Nationally”
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By kyler woodmass on May 28, 2021
Addressing poverty is a complex challenge requiring both targeted and coordinated action across levels of government, in addition to knowledge to guide and evaluate the interventions that are implemented. Recent developments suggest a shared prioritization of this issue, Continue reading “Addressing Poverty – Developments at the Local, Provincial, and Federal Level”
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By kyler woodmass on March 19, 2021
The following is not intended to present official guidance of COVID vaccinations. For your local health information in BC, refer to your local health authority. For other regions, please refer to the federal info page on COVID-19.
COVID-19 represents a public health crisis on a scale not seen in most lifetimes. This ongoing challenge had its own unique medical and logistical contexts that have challenged policy makers and program planners every step of the way. As we quickly ramp up our vaccination efforts, Continue reading “Checking the Research to Inform Best Practices: Vaccinating those Experiencing Homelessness”
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By kyler woodmass on February 23, 2021
The social support sector in our community – and in countless others – is faced with a daily challenge of stretching a finite and limited amount of essential resources to help as many community members as possible. This emergency response to a sustained crisis requires Continue reading “Fitting the “Service Box”: Unintended Consequences of Funding and Service Dynamics”
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By kyler woodmass on February 13, 2021
On January 26th, 2021, KHRC’s Dr. John Graham and Dr. Silvina Mema participated in an insightful discussion with other local experts on the intersectionality of homelessness and health inequities, covering a range of implications for researchers, service providers, and the community at large. Continue reading “The Complex Connections between Homelessness and Health Inequities in BC”
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