It Takes a Whole Community: A Pragmatic, Strength-based Needs Assessment of Programs and Services Addressing Youth Homelessness in Bruce and Grey Counties, Ontario, Canada

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dc.contributor.advisorPupo-Barkans, Norene J.
dc.contributor.authorWalker, Hart James
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-08T15:46:28Z
dc.date.available2022-08-08T15:46:28Z
dc.date.copyright2022-02-28
dc.date.issued2022-08-08
dc.date.updated2022-08-08T15:46:28Z
dc.degree.disciplineSociology
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation focuses on the problem of rural youth homelessness in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Traditionally, homelessness has been characterized as an urban problem, but over the last 15 years a growing amount of research has shown that, while urban environments are far more populous and homelessness far more visible in these areas, the problem is equally pervasive in rural and remote regions, however differently it might manifest itself. Only a handful of studies exist in Canada on rural youth homelessness, and currently there are none that explore solutions to this problem in a rural context. The study presented here was conducted in Bruce and Grey Counties, Ontario, Canada, between 2017-19, and has been divided into two parts based on two different phases of research. The first part presents the results of a homeless enumeration consisting of a period prevalence count (PPC) conducted across both counties between April 23-27, 2018 in order to provide a demographic snapshot of the region's homeless population. This study was the first of its kind to be conducted in this region. The second part presents the results of a strength-based community needs assessment that was conducted following the enumeration to determine the extent and quality of programs and services addressing youth homelessness in the two counties. Using theoretical principles borrowed from American pragmatism, and a grounded approach to methodology, I argue that emergency housing for youth and mental health services should be the focus of systems change in the Counties, and offer ways that this can be done that build on the cultural assets possessed by rural communities.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/39590
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectSocial research
dc.subject.keywordsRural homelessness
dc.subject.keywordsYouth homelessness
dc.subject.keywordsNeeds assessment
dc.subject.keywordsProgram evaluation
dc.subject.keywordsPeriod-prevalence count
dc.subject.keywordsHomeless enumeration
dc.subject.keywordsAmerican pragmatism
dc.subject.keywordsBruce County
dc.subject.keywordsGrey County
dc.subject.keywordsOntario
dc.subject.keywordsCanada
dc.titleIt Takes a Whole Community: A Pragmatic, Strength-based Needs Assessment of Programs and Services Addressing Youth Homelessness in Bruce and Grey Counties, Ontario, Canada
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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