A national forum to discuss the issues surrounding the country's homeless population was held in Charlottetown Monday. Researchers say there's a big lack of data on how homelessness affects small communities across Canada.
A national forum was held in Charlottetown Monday to discuss issues related to homelessness in communities across the country.
A national forum to discuss the issues surrounding the country's homeless population was held in Charlottetown Monday. The forum was organized by Lawson Health Research Institute, a national research group. "You don't get resources for the homeless population because they are not in the numbers," said Cheryl Forchuk, assistant scientific director with Lawson.Forchuk said numbers need to be taken from all parts of the country, not just the big cities, to have accurate data.
"I'm certainly hoping that having better numbers will give the ammunition for more resources," Forchuk said.
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