Background It is estimated that more than 20% of pregnant women worldwide consume
alcohol. Current research suggests that alcohol intake of seven or more standard drinks (one …

Background: Women who are homeless during pregnancy may be exposed to poor nutrition,
violence and substance use, yet the health status of their newborn infants has not been …

Hundreds of thousands of young people in North America face each night without shelter. In
the United States, approximately 500,000 to 1.3 million people under the age of 18 years …

In 2015, the leadership of the Board of Examiners in Sex Therapy and Counselling of Ontario
(BESTCO) struck a committee to establish the first set of core competencies for the field of …

Since 2000 or so, the core competencies movement in psychotherapy has led to the identification
of requirements for therapy and therapists across theoretical orientations and clinical …

Objective: Homelessness among children is correlated with developmental delays, fair or
poor health, and high healthcare utilization (AAP, 2013). Associations of homelessness …

women who are pregnant, and/or new mothers, experiencing housing instability are a
particularly marginalized part of an already vulnerable population. Shelter design and service …

An increase in the number of young homeless women in Toronto who are pregnant or
parenting has drawn the attention of health and social service providers. The Young Parents No …

A 22-year-old presents to your office for prenatal care. Review of her intake information reveals
that no address was listed. Your history confirms that she is homeless. She tells you that …

Family homelessness is a growing phenomenon in Ontario, but to date, there has been little
Canadian research to identify its causes, effects, and solutions, or to describe the diversity of …