…Wellesley Institute, CMHA Toronto, Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness and the Toronto Supportive Housing Network. In 2005 he provided technical assistance to the Senate Committee Report, Out of the Shadows at Last: Transforming Mental Health and Addiction Services in Canada, and in August 2007 was appointed to chair the Service…
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Sarah Sanford
…experiences of Latin Americans in Toronto El impacto de la pandemia del COVID-19 en la salud de la población latinoamericana de habla hispana en Toronto: Un análisis de desigualdades Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Toronto’s Spanish-speaking Latin American population Equitable public transit important for climate change mitigation…
Forced Out: Evictions, Race, and Poverty in Toronto
This study aims to add to the knowledge on evictions in Toronto in three ways. First, it describes the numbers and rates of formal eviction applications in Toronto 2010-2018. Second, it maps their geographic distribution. Third, it correlates formal eviction application filing rates with census tract sociodemographics of renter households…
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Toronto and Peel have reported race-based and socio-demographic data – now we need action
People who identified as Arab, Middle Eastern, West Asian, Latin American, South East Asian or Black were 6-9 times more likely to test positive for COVID-19 than the White population according to new figures from Toronto Public Health covering the period from mid-May to July. Similar results were reported from…
Crowded housing and COVID-19: Impacts and solutions
The evidence in Toronto is clear: overcrowded housing is associated with increased COVID-19 infection rate. When people have insufficient space to socially distance or self-isolate if they are sick, it makes people more vulnerable to contracting COVID-19. In the City of Toronto, overcrowded housing conditions have left 12 per cent…
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A Statement on Anti-Black Racism and Health From the Wellesley Institute Board of Directors
…Human Rights Commission, between 2013 and 2017, a Black person in Toronto was nearly 20 times more likely than a White person to be involved in a fatal shooting by the Toronto Police Service. Despite making up only 8.8% of Toronto’s population, Black people were grossly over-represented in police use…
Staying (dis)connected? Toronto’s digital divides under COVID-19
…benefit (CERB), are not only crucial to economic survival, but may also determine one’s ability to rebound from what are likely to be long-term socio-economic impacts. Long-term job loss, as well the widening of existing gendered wage gaps and gaps in health outcomes are issues that Torontonians will have to…
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Important new information for health care providers working with uninsured clients in Toronto during COVID-19
The Health Network for Uninsured Clients has summarized recent Ministry of Health changes, existing Toronto resources, and good practices for providers who are working with people without OHIP during COVID-19. Access to health care for uninsured patients during COVID-19 in Toronto: A brief guide PDF version (updated March 29,…
Healthy Housing Quality Lab
…cross-system dialogue on healthy housing quality for the preservation of quality affordable rental housing in Toronto and further the solutions emerging from the Healthy Housing Quality Solutions Lab. Resources National Housing Strategy Update City of Toronto Resiliency Strategy Tower Renewal Partnership Tower Renewal City of Toronto …
National pharmacare will make life more affordable
…budgets for other important expenses, like groceries, housing costs, or emergency savings. We also know that when medications are expensive, people don’t take them – instead putting money towards other important needs like food and shelter – at the possible detriment of their health. Eventually this trade-off could lead to…
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