Saw a patient recently without housing who was in and out of hospital. But how could we keep calling them “hard to reach” or “lost to follow-up” when they didn’t have a cell phone? Peer workers in the Stabilization Centre/ER set up a phone for him and the next morning I got a call: “Doc, when am I seeing you for my visit.” We need compassionate health systems that bridge health and social care, but we really need housing for all.

Every dollar invested in social housing returns nearly $3 back to the health system and economy.

As a medical student I never thought I would have to learn this much about architecture, design and development. But what would you have us to do when chronically unhoused patients live only half as long as the general public?

grateful for all partners and support from every level of government — need to see the Social Medicine Housing model scaled across the country.

this is as inspiring as it gets.

Jason Miles came to Dunn House carrying addiction, homelessness, and a system that kept looking away. He is now leading recovery groups and a valued member of the Mayor’s Advisory group. Yesterday he handed me something he wrote. Jason — your courage is changing many more lives. it’s been one of the biggest privileges of my career to witness it. It’s one thing to talk about policy and data. It’s another thing entirely when someone says i feel like i actually have a future now. That’s the reminder. That we need to look out for each other — in the highs and the lows. Thank you, Jason. you have no idea what this means for all of us in the work.