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There’s a solution for mental health homelessness in Canada — but it needs help

October 2nd, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on There’s a solution for mental health homelessness in Canada — but it needs help)

Supportive housing is not a particularly well-known concept in Canadao-SUPPORTIVE-HOUSING-900

Samantha Bowens is a 37-year-old single mother. She moved to Toronto from the island of St. Vincent when she was 17, and other than a sojourn to Saskatoon with her husband before their marriage broke down, this city has been her home. She lives with her daughters, Daniella, 15, and Sarah, 2, in an apartment building downtown near Trinity Bellwoods Park.  Read the rest of this story at The Huffington Post…