Youth Homelessness in Ontario - Knowledge Mobilization, Systems Integration & Social Media to #EndHomelessness

This abstract is divided into three pieces to represent the different parts of the portfolio. The first chapter is a reflection on Knowledge Mobilization, the second is a draft of a chapter that prepared for a report on Youth Homelessness in York Region, the third chapter is a formal piece written for submission to an academic journal prepared based on secondary analysis from the research in York Region. Together, this portfolio demonstrates the styles and formats of writing that are part of the community ofresearchers working towards ending homelessness in Canada. Through the completion of evidence based practice and the use of new communications methods researchersare sharing their findings and influencing a field of policy and practice.