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Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health.

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Shout Clinic

Queer Youth Speak

Principal Organization: Shout Clinic
Partner Organization: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Principal Investigator: Christine O’Rourke

Interviews were conducted with over 40 youth in the LGBTTTIQ (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Transsexual Two-spirit Intersex and Queer) community who were either homeless or street involved. Participants also identified as dealing with mental health or substance use issues. The goal of the project was to learn about what issues these youth in the LGBTTTIQ community were confronting. Issues included barriers to accessing services and identity. The primary concerns, however, dealt with housing and income. Researchers have built upon these finding to create a research proposal about barriers to accessing safe housing and income security. Research training for youth participants was also a central goal of the project.

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.