Improving community interventions that ultimately help youth exit homelessness is critical. It is why Ontario Tech University’s Dr. Tyler Frederick is leading a national research project to explore the paths of youth who are able to exit homelessness.
The project follows young people for three years, and explores the impact of quality of life, COVID-19, social supports, community integration, housing stability and other key factors, on the transition out of homelessness. This multisite study will gather information that will inform the design of policies and interventions for successful and lasting exits from homelessness.
In addition to leading the national study, Dr. Frederick works on collaborative and co-designed research with cities and municipalities, ensuring that his efforts have immediate and tangible impact in the university’s surrounding community.
He recently co-led a Mitacs Accelerate project evaluating a micro-homes pilot project in Durham Region to address chronic homelessness. The co-designed engagement framework produced by that project is already being used in the design of a new project aimed at community-building in downtown Oshawa. The research program will improve the reach, impact and relevance of community interventions in order to lead to sustainable positive outcomes for people exiting homelessness.
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