Photo courtesy of Barry Gray, The Hamilton Spectator.
Who are we?
We are local healthcare and social service providers who began collecting data on the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in the City of Hamilton in June 2021. Gessie Stearns, a PhD student at the McMaster University Department of Social Work, has several years of experience working in the housing and homelessness sector in the City of Hamilton. Dr. Inna Berditchevskaia is an internist at Hamilton Health Sciences. Dr. Nicole Chang is a gastroenterology resident physician at McMaster University.
We have approval from the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board and are supported by community partners, including homeless shelters, community agencies and both Hamilton Health Sciences and St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton.
It is our goal that with information on contributors to death, targeted interventions can be initiated and strengthened to reduce mortality and improve health in people experiencing homelessness in our city.
In short, to make a difference, we need to know what is happening.
We have approval from the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board and are supported by community partners, including homeless shelters, community agencies and both Hamilton Health Sciences and St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton.
It is our goal that with information on contributors to death, targeted interventions can be initiated and strengthened to reduce mortality and improve health in people experiencing homelessness in our city.
In short, to make a difference, we need to know what is happening.
