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By Alice de Wolff for The Dream Team Research Group
WE ARE NEIGHBOURS: The Impact of Supportive Housing on Community Social, Economic and Attitude Changes.
Supportive housing makes for great neighbourhoods. Buildings do not harm property values or increase crime, but more than that - tenants contribute to local economies and to neighborhoods’ capacities to act collectively. These are the conclusions of this important new study of two supportive housing buildings in Toronto conducted by members of the Dream Team, the University of Toronto and two housing agencies. As the City of Toronto, along with the Ontario and Canadian governments, work to develop affordable housing strategies, this research shows the important role that supportive housing has to play.
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READ MEDIA COVERAGE ON THIS STORY:
Supportive housing strengthens ties - Laurie Monsebraaten, TheToronto Star, May 23-2008.
Three-year study of housing for mentally ill finds its presence helps nurture communities.
Housing people with mental illnesses in residential neighbourhoods doesn't harm property values or increase crime, a new Toronto study confirms. In fact, supportive housing can have a positive effect on the community, says We Are Neighbours, a three-year study of the social and economic impact of housing for people with mental illness. (click here to read full article)
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