Work on the Streets

Gaetz, Stephen; O’Grady, Bill

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“…These developments have been accompanied by a growth in neoliberal policies and cutbacks to health services, housing, and other social and economic supports (Gaetz, et al, 2014; Grabb & Hwang, 2009). Linked to these factors, Canadian police, especially in Vancouver, British Columbia, have been increasingly at the forefront of discourse and regulation specific to mental health (MHCC, 2014).…”

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Policing ‘Vancouver’s mental health crisis’: a critical discourse analysis

Boyd

2015

Critical Public Health

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In Canada and other western nations there has been an unprecedented expansion of criminal justice systems and a well documented increase of contact between people with mental illness and the police. Canadian police, especially in Vancouver, British Columbia, have been increasingly at the forefront of discourse and regulation specific to mental health. Drawing on critical discourse analysis, this paper explores this claim through a case study of four Vancouver Police Department (VPD) policy reports on “Vancouver’s mental health crisis” from 2008–2013, which include recommendations for action. Analyzed is the VPD’s role in framing issues of mental health in one urban space. This study is the first analysis to critically examine the VPD reports on mental health in Vancouver, B.C. The reports reproduce negative discourses about deinstitutionalization, mental illness and dangerousness that may contribute to further stigma and discrimination of persons with mental illness. Policing reports are widely drawn upon, thus critical analyses are particularly significant for policy makers and public health professionals in and outside of Canada.

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2015

Critical Public Health

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“…For this chapter, to better understand the homelessness experience of women, I revisited the in-depth interview transcripts of three women at different life stages, in different states of homelessness (Gaetz, 2008 ). The women's narratives are testimony to how they tried to "make sense out of their lives by putting their experiences in story form" (Duffy, 2012 , p. 438).…”

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“…Those who are "at risk" of homelessness may be precariously housed, living in hotels, rooming houses or apartments, and transitional housing, but who may potentially lose their housing due to eviction, inadequate income or because they are fl eeing violence. (Gaetz, 2008 ).…”

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Women's Mental Health

Khanlou¹,

Pilkington²

2015

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“…Key outcomes from the conference were as follows: leaders in the field of homelessness research and practice were identified; databases were created for people who work in the homelessness sector as practitioners, as government employees, and as researchers; a team of researchers produced an edited academic volume on homelessness (Gaetz, 2006); and, informal networks began to emerge. Subsequently, Gaetz undertook a postconference consultation process that was funded by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC).…”

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Strategies for Sustaining Complex Partnerships

Nichols

Gaetz

2014

SRC

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This article details the role that networks play in the creation and implementation of a comprehensive knowledge mobilization strategy. Using the activities of the Canadian Homelessness Research Network (CHRN) as a case study, the authors draw on in-depth interviews, participant observation, and document analysis to understand how the interactivity cultivated in a multi-stakeholder partnership can increase the impact of research on policy, practice, public opinion, and, in this case, the lived experiences of people who are homeless. The article details the diverse activities of the CHRN (e.g., its methodologies, processes, and tools), highlighting the tension points, successes, and failures of particular approaches. Findings bring into view a) the CHRN’s role as a central connecting node, linking multiple and diverse individuals, institutions, and other networks; b) relations of reciprocity, which support ongoing interactivity between network members; and c) the changes (e.g., in research use) that network activities have influenced. Data suggest that the use of research evidence to co-produce “useable content” is a key indicator of network productivity.

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Work on the Streets

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