Harm reduction programs, including safer consumption sites (SCS) like Vancouver’s Insite program, are proven to save lives. A Victoria-based coalition is working to build community support for a SCS in their city.
Vancouver Island communities are working to address the risks associated with hoarding
February 23rd, 2015 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Vancouver Island communities are working to address the risks associated with hoarding)
Hoarding is increasingly recognized as a significant problem within the Island Health region. An estimated 1 in 25 people have some level of hoarding behaviour, and about 11,000 homes may have a hoarding problem in the Greater Victoria area.
How many youth will be living on the streets in Canada this winter?
November 10th, 2014 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on How many youth will be living on the streets in Canada this winter?)Family conflict often underlies youth homelessness, and many homeless youth are fleeing abuse or leaving the care of child welfare services
Many different terms are used to describe young people who are homeless, including including street youth, street kids, runaways, homeless youth, etc. According to The Homeless Hub, youth homelessness refers to young people between the ages of 13 and 24 who are living independently of parents and/or caregivers, and importantly, lack many of the social supports deemed necessary for the transition from childhood to adulthood.
Nob Hill neighbours have made progress in push to improve laneway
September 16th, 2014 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Nob Hill neighbours have made progress in push to improve laneway)A recent Wisteria Lane walk-through for city officials, politicians, the media and the public gave neighbours a chance to show the progress they’ve made
Nob Hill-area residents in Nanaimo, who live along a laneway they’ve named Wisteria Lane, have applied a systematic approach to discourage drug use and prostitution in the area. It’s called Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and it focuses on good design and enhancements to the built environment.
Wisteria Lane residents Tanya and Doug Hiltz, Norman Abbey, and others hosted a walk-through for city officials, the mayor and members of Nanaimo city council, MLA Leonard Krog and the public on Saturday September 13, 2014 to show the progress that has been made.
Creating defensible urban community space
July 29th, 2014 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Creating defensible urban community space)Nanaimo’s Wisteria Lane neighbours look to the structure of physical spaces to reduce crime, increase stability
During the recent past, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, there has been an increasing interest in the effects of neighbourhoods on the health of the people living in them. Researchers and policy-makers have come to understand that the characteristics of neighbourhoods, whether measured in terms of their physical, social or economic attributes, can have important impacts on individuals.
Gabor Mate on the hungry ghosts of addiction
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction takes a panoramic yet highly intimate look at the widespread and perplexing human ailment of addiction
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