ArticlePloS one2022
"I feel like I'm in a revolving door, and COVID has made it spin a lot faster": The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada.
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- Self-reported health status and associated factors among community-dwelling Afro-Caribbean Black Canadians: a cross-sectional comparison before and during the pandemic.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Understanding Canadian experiences of suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic: protocol of a pan-Canadian qualitative study.BMJ open · 2025Article
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- Evaluating the Determinants of Substance Use in LGBTQIA+ Adolescents: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Social isolation and loneliness among people living with experience of homelessness: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2024Article
- COVID-19 among Black people in Canada: a scoping review.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2024Article
- Where's the Disconnect? Exploring Pathways to Healthcare Coordinated for Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Toronto, Canada, Using Grounded Theory Methodology.Qualitative health research · 2024Article
- Experiences of mental health and poverty in high-income countries during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-aggregation.PLOS mental health · 2024Article
- COVID-19 Impact on the Lives of Youth Experiencing Homelessness: A Concurrent Mixed Methods Study.SAGE openArticle
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Abstract
purposeResearch has shown that youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) face barriers to social inclusion and are at risk for poor mental health. With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening the health, wellbeing, and economic circumstances of people around the world, this study aims to assess the impacts of the pandemic on YEH in Toronto, Ontario, as well as to identify recommendations for future waves of COVID-19.
methodsSemi-structured interviews were conducted with YEH (ages 16-24, n = 45) and staff who work in one of four downtown emergency shelters for youth (n = 31) in Toronto, Ontario.
resultsYEH experienced both structural changes and psychosocial impacts resulting from the pandemic. Structural changes included a reduction in services, barriers to employment and housing, and changes to routines. Psychosocial outcomes included isolation, worsened mental health, and increased substance use. Impacts were magnified and distinct for subpopulations of youth, including for youth that identified as Black, 2SLGBTQ+, or those new to Canada.
conclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic increased distress among YEH while also limiting access to services. There is therefore a need to balance health and safety with continued access to in-person services, and to shift the response to youth homelessness to focus on prevention, housing, and equitable supports for subpopulations of youth.
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