As Toronto’s homeless shelters have weathered a growing number of critical incidents — from violence to overdoses — researchers are calling for nearly two dozen interventions to bolster safety, including giving priority access to housing for the small number of people involved in hundreds of critical cases.
In a two-year study presented Tuesday to a city council committee, researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health highlighted parallel increases in violent incidents, as well as individuals barred from shelters in recent years — increases that outpace the growth in the system overall.
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