Social innovation in preventing homelessness amongst young people in Canada and Wales: International engagement as a key driver

Gaetz, Stephen, Redman, Melanie, Connell, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1547-7664 and Price, Jack ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1495-6241 2021. Social innovation in preventing homelessness amongst young people in Canada and Wales: International engagement as a key driver. European Journal of Homelessness 15 (3) , pp. 123-135.

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Abstract

Social innovation involves finding new solutions to old problems; solutions that are “more effective, efficient, sustainable, or just than current solutions” (Phills et al., 2008. p.2). One of the pathways to social innovation is through international engagement and exposure to new ways of thinking and doing. Using the examples of Canada and Wales, we explore the ways in which international interactions are contributing to the transformation of how we respond to homelessness among young people, involving a shift from an emphasis in both practice and investment from a crisis response, to a stronger focus on prevention. We begin with a review of the shift to prevention in Canada and the role of international engagement, to a discussion of the flow of knowledge between Wales and Canada. We conclude with a discussion of emerging opportunities to enhance international engagement to support the shift to the prevention of homelessness among young people.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics) Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP)
Publisher:	Feantsa
ISSN:	2030-2762
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	5 October 2021
Date of Acceptance:	5 October 2021
Last Modified:	03 May 2023 20:06
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/144696

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