by AHadmin | Feb 13, 2016 | Research
Members of our team have published a chapter on partnering with community organizations to improve services for those who are experiencing homelessness. The McGill University Social Development Research Group has partnered with the Old Brewery Mission (OBM)...
by AHadmin | Feb 11, 2016 | Research
Our team has just published an article on shelter use amongst men who are new to homelessness in later life. The article was based on our review of administrative data of the men’s shelter in Montreal, and adds to understandings of the phenomenon of new homelessness...
by AHadmin | Sep 17, 2014 | Research
By: Rachel Barken Older homelessness has been identified as a significant concern among researchers and service providers alike. Those working in shelters, for example, are confronted with the realities of increasing numbers of older people experiencing homelessness...
by AHadmin | May 21, 2014 | Research
Our team was pleased to participate in an interesting discussion on marginalization and exclusion at the annual ACFAS conference last week. The intersections of aging and homelessness are beginning to make it to a research and practice agenda. See:...
by AHadmin | Apr 17, 2014 | Research
Dr. Grenier presented a paper in the symposium ‘Understanding Experiences of Ageing: Perspectives from Critical and Cultural Gerontology’ (Participants: Jan Baars, Paul Higgs, Amanda Grenier, Chris Phillipson) at the Cultural Gerontology conference in Galway Ireland...
by AHadmin | Mar 19, 2014 | Research
by Rachel Barken and Amanda Grenier The care needs of older adults experiencing physical and cognitive decline generate much attention in political, popular, and academic debates. Yet, particular subgroups of the older population are often overlooked. Such is the case...
