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Useful Links

Arts-Informed Research

A day in the life (Nancy Halifax)http://goo.gl/sml8P
Center for Digital Storytellinghttp://www.storycenter.org
Centre for Arts-Informed Research, OISEhttp://www.utoronto.ca/CAIR/airchome3.html
Coming together - Homeless women, housing, and social supporthttp://www.comingtogether.ca
Homelessness - Solutions from lived experiences through arts-informed researchhttp://artsandhomeless.com/
Distress and Crisis Lines
Kids Help Phonehttp://www.kidshelpphone.ca/teens/home/splash.aspx
Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans Youthlinehttp://www.youthline.ca
Toronto Distress Centrehttp://www.torontodistresscentre.com/distress.shtml
LGBTQ Resources

It Gets Better Projecthttp://www.itgetsbetter.org/
PFLAG Canadahttp://www.pflagcanada.ca/en/index.html
Rainbow Health Ontariohttp://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/home.cfm
Researching for LGBTQ Healthhttp://lgbtqhealth.ca
Two Spirited People of the 1st Nationshttp://www.2spirits.com
Resources
Resources that provide information on homelessness
City of Toronto Shelter Standardshttp://www.toronto.ca/housing/pdf/shelter_standards.pdf
City of Toronto: Shelter, Support, and Housing Administrationhttp://www.toronto.ca/housing/index.htm
Grad Network on Homelessnesshttp://www.homelesshub.net/network/grad
Homeless Hub http://www.homelesshub.ca
Homeless Nationhttp://www.homelessnation.org
Homelessness and Healthhttp://www.abeoudshoorn.com
LGBTQ youth homelessnesshttp://www.homelesshub.ca/Topics/Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-or-Transgender-259.aspx
Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP)http://www.ocap.ca
Raising the Roofhttp://www.raisingtheroof.org
Street Connecthttp://streetconnect.org
Ultimate Guide to Storytellinghttp://www.freebooknotes.com/storytelling-guide/
Wellesley Institutehttp://wellesleyinstitute.com
Services
Services for youth who are homeless
Central Toronto Youth Services (CTYS) http://www.ctys.org
City of Toronto: Streets to Homeshttp://www.toronto.ca/housing/about-streets-homes.htm
Extreme cold weather alertshttp://www.toronto.ca/housing/extremecold.htm
Fred Victorhttp://www.fredvictor.org/home
Griffin Centrehttp://www.griffin-centre.org
Justice for Children and Youthhttp://www.jfcy.org
MCCNY Homeless Youth Services (NYC)http://www.homelessyouthservices.org
SHOUT Clinichttp://www.ctchc.com/site_st/home.html
Sketchhttp://www.sketch.ca
Supporting Our Youth (SOY)http://www.soytoronto.org/
The 519 Church Street Community Centrehttp://www.the519.org
The Ali Forney Center (NYC)http://www.aliforneycenter.org
The Hetrick-Martin Institute (NYC) http://www.givethemhopenow.org/whyHmi.aspx
The Native Youth Sexual Health Networkhttp://www.nativeyouthsexualhealth.com
Videos
Videos worth checking out
A Day in Our Shoes: Homeless LGBT Youthhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXv1-fHd6Ug
Homophobia and Transphobia Hurts Everyonehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v;=xYCNcOmIy6U#!
Kicked Out: LGBT Youth Experience Homelessnesshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUhqodigPFk
Rick's Rant: Teen Suicidehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v;=Wh1jNAZHKIw
Stand Up for Homeless LGBT Youthhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BhKUoMNuPg&list;=FLhLay6EhoFki0bGcZkH-ttg
The Kids are Listeninghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoFzGRnHs_c&feature;=player_embedded
True Colors Residence: Cyndi Lauperhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v;=rpvwSY3zUho#!
Walking Through Wonderland - By Drs. Jeff Karabanow and Jean Hughes of Dalhousie Universityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v;=zRULmGOK1bY