Homeless Youth in Toronto Are Nutritionally Vulnerable

Food intake patterns of homeless youth in Toronto.

OBJECTIVE To explain the low nutrient intakes of homeless youth in Toronto by looking at their usual food intake patterns and the food they obtained from charitable programs and their own purchases. METHODS Interviews were conducted with 261 homeless youth (149 male, 112 female), recruited from outdoor locations and drop-in centres in downtown Toronto. Drawing on data from two 24-hour dietary...

Forgotten Youth: Homeless LGBT Youth of Color and the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

Over the years, the rate of youth homelessness in America has steadily risen, prompting the creation and subsequent revision of corrective policies. One such policy is the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act of 1974. The Act is not a cure-all for homelessness, but it does provide services and programs specifically designed to aid homeless youth. It has had some success, but not all homeless youth be...

Most of Africa’s Nutritionally Vulnerable Women and Children Are Not Found in Poor Households

Antipoverty policies in developing countries often assume that targeting poor households will be reasonably effective in reaching poor individuals. We question this assumption. Our comprehensive assessment for Sub-Saharan Africa reveals that undernourished women and children are spread quite widely across the distribution of household wealth and consumption. While the expected positive househol...

Social Stigma and Homeless Youth

Mortality among men using homeless shelters in Toronto, Ontario.

CONTEXT Homeless persons in US cities have high mortality rates. However, few comparison data exist for death rates among homeless persons in other developed countries. OBJECTIVES To compare mortality rates among men using homeless shelters and the general population in Toronto, Ontario, and to determine whether mortality rates differ significantly among men using homeless shelters in Canadia...