
Homeless and Addictions Score Poor: Poll
Homelessness, Addictions and (Public) Safety ranked poorly in latest poll of BC residents.
BC residents are clearly critical of current government policies.
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Homelessness, Addictions and (Public) Safety ranked poorly in latest poll of BC residents.
BC residents are clearly critical of current government policies.

Julian Somers, a research leader in homelessness, mental illness, and addiction tells Vancouver Council their housing project model is broken. -July 25, 2022

Dr. Julian Somers discusses the inferior performance of BC Housing, currently under audit for alleged lack of record-keeping and financial oversight over billions of taxpayer dollars, on CKNW.

Drug decriminalization is examined in this comprehensive review of global evidence-based studies. Proven solutions for Canada’s addiction crisis explored. 🔎

International leader on addictions, mental health and homelessness, Dr. Somers debunks safe supply and shares solutions to overdose deaths of despair.

Clinical psychologist and SFU Professor Julian Somers joins Culture at a Crossroads to discuss breaking free of addiction, homelessness, and mental health.

“Rather than expanding effective services, our leaders contemplate vacuous practices like giving homeless people more drugs.”

The pandemic helped grow more tent cities, and government hotel purchases for social housing.
Critics now say problems just moved indoors with little oversight.