""The most beneficial impacts of the program were addressing clients' substance use and addiction needs and connecting them to housing and identification services.""
""Drug toxicity is the leading cause of death among unhoused people, contributing to 55 percent of the reported deaths of unhoused people in 2024.""
""Indigenous, racialized, Black and 2SLGBTQ+ communities are overrepresented in the number of people experiencing homelessness in Toronto.""
""The program could be improved by expanding the scope of the public health nurses, strengthening referral pathways, as well as Toronto Public Health and Toronto Police Service collaboration.""
The Toronto Board of Health has extended the Downtown Community Outreach Response and Engagement (CORE) pilot program for 18 months. This initiative, launched in December 2024, aims to connect unhoused individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges to city services in the Yonge Street and Dundas Avenue area. The program has shown positive impacts, particularly in addressing substance use and connecting clients to housing. However, improvements are needed in the collaboration between public health nurses and police, as well as in referral pathways.
Read at www.cbc.ca
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