Youth Reconnect report reveals positive change A recent study shows that Hamilton, Ont.’s Good Shepherd Youth Reconnect is helping to keep kids at risk of homelessness connected with families and their community, and off the streets. CNS photo/Beck Diefenbach, Reuters March 3, 2021
A recent report shows that the Good Shepherd’s Youth Reconnect (YR) program has reduced the number of at-risk Hamilton, Ont., youth accessing shelter and other emergency services.
Supporting Youth at Risk of Homelessness: An Evaluation of Hamilton’s Youth Reconnect Program authored by Rachel Caplan, John Ecker, Jennifer Akerman and Meryl Borato reveals that youth who accessed this Catholic social services’ program found the YR’s early intervention (shelter diversion) and mental health programs for youth and their family members was effective in keeping at-risk youth connected with their families and communities.