The 2011 federal budget – released earlier this afternoon – does nothing to reverse the two decades of erosion in federal affordable housing investments (as set out in the Wellesley Institute’s Precarious Housing in Canada 2010).
Archives for 2011
A colour code is at work in Canada’s labour force: video
International Housing/Homelessness Summit In Washington: Wellesley Institute Presentations
The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott was among two dozen housing / homelessness thought and practice leaders who gathered in Washington, DC, last week for an international summit. In addition to supplying a brief overview of Canada’s ‘non-system’ of homeless and housing programs at the national level, he delivered a short presentation to summit participants, then […]
Canada’s colour code keeps workers out of good jobs
On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination a new report by the Wellesley Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives reveals that despite an increasingly diverse population, Canada’s racialized income gap shows a colour code is still at work in Canada’s labour market.
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Implementing Mental Health Equity in Hospitals
Mental health is a crucial part of health and health equity. I presented to Grand Rounds Psychiatry at a Toronto academic hospital on how to build equity into planning and delivering high-quality psychiatric treatment.
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Building Equity and Social Determinants of Health Into ‘Healthy Communities’ Planning
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Equity-Focused Planning: Drilling Down in Psychiatry and Clarifying Our Conceptual Framework
One crucial component of ensuring more equitable health care is good planning, and one effective tool is Health Equity Impact Assessment. We just published two new primers on HEIA and Mental Well-being Impact Assessment and we have been presenting a number of workshops to providers and planners.
Wellesley Institute joins reps from Europe, North America, Australia at international housing summit
The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott will be joining about two dozen thought and practice leaders from Europe, North America and Australia for an international summit on housing and homelessness in Washington DC from March 15 to 18.
Latest federal spending estimates confirm sharp cuts to national housing, homelessness investments
The latest federal spending estimates for the coming fiscal year show a sharp drop in investments in national housing and homelessness programs – confirming a trend over the past two decades of steady erosion in federal support for affordable housing and homelessness initiatives (as noted in the Wellesley Institute’s Precarious Housing in Canada 2010 report).
Organizing For Action In A Complex, Dynamic World: Presentation Notes
In a complex and dynamic world, how do you organize compelling ideas into pragmatic action for change? The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott spoke to a graduate seminar at the University of Toronto on ‘wicked’ policy problems and models for effective strategies. Click here for his presentation.
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