Multi-Methods Study on Shelter Safety

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The decision

2024-04-30 · Economic and Community Development Committee · amended

As filed

The Economic and Community Development Committee: 1. Requested the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services to report back to Economic and Community Development Committee by the fourth quarter of 2024 on the development of a Shelter Safety Action Plan that responds to the CAMH Shelter Safety Study recommendations, and is developed in consultation with people with lived experience and the Housing Rights Advisory Committee.

On the agenda

As the city filed it

The City of Toronto's Toronto Shelter and Support Services division has worked in partnership with the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH) to commission and support a multi-methods study on shelter safety. The resulting report will be publicly released by CAMH, and includes an examination of use of service restrictions and safety issues for shelter users and staff. The General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, has prepared an urgent presentation on this report for the Committee's consideration.

Staff recommended

Councillor Alejandra Bravo recommends that: 1. The Economic and Community Development Committee consider the presentation from the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, at the meeting on April 30, 2024.

On the record

The item as the City filed it