Research Assistant - Homelessness Prevention Gender Policy Brief

The McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy is looking for a research assistant for the development of a policy brief for the Gender Working Group of the Quebec Homelessness Prevention Policy Collaborative (Q-HPPC). The brief will involve a comparative analysis of selected jurisdictions that have a right to adequate housing in their constitutions, in legislation, and/or comprehensive policy frameworks. Canada has largely failed to address the right to adequate housing, despite several decades of policy and program initiatives, especially for vulnerable groups. Because of their vulnerable status, women who are fleeing domestic/conjugal violence and intimate partner violence, either alone, or with their children, are designated priority groups under Canada‘s national housing strategy and there is now right-to-housing legislation at the federal level. There is no comparable protection under Quebec law.

PODCAST ORGANIZER AND HOST – Climate Resilient Communities Initiative

The McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy (IHSP) is looking for a student to organize and be the host of a podcast for our Climate Resilient Communities initiative.

PODCAST DESIGNER – Climate Resilient Communities Initiative

The McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy (IHSP) is looking for a student to plan and build a podcast for our Climate Resilient Communities initiative.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT – Immigrant & Refugee Homelessness Research Project

The McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy is looking for a research assistant to collaborate on the development of an evidence-based policy brief to support the work of the Immigrant Working Group of the Quebec Homelessness Prevention Policy Collaborative (Q-HPPC). Despite decades of efforts to address the issue via both government and community interventions, homelessness and housing insecurity are challenges that are becoming more significant in Canada. Immigrants are more likely to experience housing insecurity in their early years of settlement and their experiences of homelessness can be unique. The numerous obstacles they encounter on their way to and throughout their integration into Canadian society make immigrants and refugees disproportionately vulnerable to poverty and make it difficult for many immigrants and refugees, especially newcomers, to find and maintain affordable and suitable housing.

Research Assistants - ListenUp! for Youth Wellbeing Initiative

Working closely with, and supervised by, Jennifer Proudfoot, the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy (IHSP) Partnership and Knowledge Exchange Strategic Lead, and Professor Alayne Adams, the Research Assistants will contribute to and coordinate the development of a youth-led wellbeing project proposal for the ListenUp! for Youth Wellbeing Initiative .

RESEARCH ASSISTANT – Pandemic Policies and Youth Wellbeing Conference Report

The McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy (IHSP) is looking for a research assistant to produce a summary report based on the proceedings of its 2022 spring conference, Disrupted Lives. This 4-day conference was hosted by the IHSP, UNICEF Canada,and the ListenUP! for Youth Wellbeing initiative and brought together young people, academics, community organizations, and policymakers to assess the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic policies on youth.

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS – Youth Homelessness Research Project

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS – Youth Homelessness Research Project The McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy is looking for two research assistants to conduct a rapid literature review to support the work of the Youth Working Group of the Quebec Homelessness Prevention Policy Collaborative (Q-HPPC). Dans la rue , a community-based organization that supports youth at risk of and experiencing homelessness, is currently developing, implementing, and evaluating a Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) intervention for youth experiencing homelessness in Montreal, Quebec. Working closely with Dans la rue, we are looking for two student research assistants to conduct a rapid literature review to help identify effective intervention components and best and promising practices for this project.

Research Assistant - Youth Mental Wellbeing & CoVid Conference

Working closely with, and supervised by, the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy (IHSP) Partnership and Knowledge Exchange Strategic Lead, the Research Assistant - Youth Mental Wellbeing & CoVid Conference will conduct background research to support the planning of a May 2022 conference co-hosted by the Institute for Health and Social Policy and the ListenUp for Youth Wellbeing initiative. The selected student will do a web-based search for research and policies related to the long-term impacts of the CoVid 19 pandemic, and pandemic policies, on youth (mental health, education, employment, resilience, etc). The student will also identify national and international research and policy experts on the topic to be considered as potential speakers and conduct other background research for the conference as required.

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS – Canadian Wellbeing Knowledge Network (CWKN)

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS – Canadian Wellbeing Knowledge Network (CWKN) The McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy is leading the creation of the CWKN, a new national cross-sectoral knowledge network to inform and bring diverse perspectives to pan-Canadian evidence-based policies prioritizing wellbeing in Canada and establishing Canada as a global leader in wellbeing policy knowledge. One of the CWKN objectives over the coming year is to do a comprehensive Community Mapping of wellbeing initiatives across the country at policy, practice, and community levels. The IHSP is looking for two Research Assistants to do a web-based scan of academic, government, and non-governmental/community-based wellbeing policy initiatives at local, provincial and national levels. This work will involve documenting who is doing what, how their particular needs and objectives fit into a broader wellbeing approach, and what language is being used to communicate the intent and methods. In addition, the RAs will help map which groups are already connected, and the knowledge gaps different communities are facing. Preference for senior undergraduate or graduate-level students with experience doing broad comprehensive web-based searches, knowledge of different levels of government and in particular community-level actors, and ability to read and understand French and English.

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS – Homelessness Prevention Policy Collaborative Initiative

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS – Quebec Homelessness Prevention Policy Collaborative Initiative Homelessness has become a significant social challenge in the province of Quebec, as in many other jurisdictions. The McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy (IHSP) and the Old Brewery Mission (OBM) have come together to form the Quebec Homelessness Prevention Policy Collaborative (Q-HPPC) in order to offer evidence-based policy options to the Quebec government, provincial government departments and agencies, and other relevant individuals, representatives, institutions and organizations in the province on the best ways to prevent homelessness in Quebec. The IHSP is looking for two research assistants (RAs) to support the work of two Q-HPPC working groups. The first RA position is with the Gender Working Group. This group has developed a research proposal on potential legal reforms in Quebec to prevent homelessness, with a focus on women fleeing situations of conjugal violence. Their draft work product was completed in the latter half of 2021. For the next phase of the project, starting in January 2022, the gender group is looking for a student research assistant to review and update the draft paper to reflect a community-based perspective on the utility of and experience with the proposed legal mechanisms. The RA will then support the group in workshopping the research paper with the other research streams in the Collaborative at the end of January, with a view to preparing an advance draft research paper for a February Q-HPPC conference. Preference will be given to upper-year law students or law graduate students with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. The second RA position is with the Immigrant Working Group. This position will involve updating an existing scan of the literature, policy, legislation, and community-based initiatives related to homelessness prevention among immigrant and refugee populations. It may also involve the writing of a policy and/or research brief on the latest evidence and recommendations for policy and practice change. Preference will be given to graduate students with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Understanding of written and spoken French is an asset.