Physical illness, mental illness and substance addiction go hand-in-hand in the single-room
occupancy hotels of the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, says a team of …

Objective The health of people living in marginal housing is not well characterized,
particularly from the perspective of multimorbid illness. The authors investigated this …

Background Due to the significantly high levels of comorbid substance use and mental
health diagnosis among urban poor populations, examining the intersection of drug policy …

Objective Young adults living in single room occupancy (SRO) hotels, a form of low-income
housing, are known to have complex health and substance problems compared to their …

PAUL'S HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO OTTAWA INNER CITY STREET HEALTH
HEALTH, INC UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE The Health and Housing in Transition …

Abstract In the United States and abroad, health systems have begun to address housing
insecurity through programs that adhere to the Housing First model. The model provides …

Background: We explored health care services in three supportive housing sites in Kelowna,
British Columbia, to identify tenants' health needs and determine whether their needs were …

The purpose of this research is to examine the barriers to food security for single adults with
mental illness and/or problematic substance use living in supported housing on Vancouver …

Background The “trimorbidity” of substance use disorder and mental and physical illness is
associated with living in precarious housing or homelessness. The extent to which …

Abstract Background African-Americans experience considerable mental healthcare
disparities in the United States, but little is known about sensitive subgroups within this …