Visions Journal

PDF | EPUB | Vol. 17, No. 2 (2022)

This issue is called Housing as a Human Right, but really, housing is a human right. Safe, adequate housing is a critical component of health and well-being, for both physical health and mental health. It helps people live with dignity and respect, and feel included in communities regardless of their income or net worth. Housing is the physical space that contains our lives, histories, cultures, goals, accomplishments, and challenges, but far too many people are excluded from a safe, dignified home—or any home, in some cases. In this issue of Visions, writers share how poor housing impacts so many aspects of a person’s life, how secure housing can help people weather life’s ups and downs, and how housing that recognizes cultural, social, and other needs builds communities.

The Big Picture

• Editor's Message
  (Kamal Arora)

• Tenuous and Unaffordable Housing in a Pandemic
  (Bernie Pauly)

• COVID-19 and Housing Insecurity
  (Marc Lee)

Stories + Strategies

• The Perfect Storm: A renter’s plight in Victoria
  (Ramya GN Reddy)

• What is Culturally Safe Indigenous Housing?
  (Celeste Hayward)

• Finding Purpose in Crisis
  (Matt Stewart)

• Depression and Cohousing: The courage to dream
  (Elizabeth Rosenau)

• “Is This Place Still Available?” Helping your child find the perfect place
  (Hope)

• Homelessness is the Least Interesting Thing About Them
  (Chelsea Minhas)

• Sly Billionaire
  (Hannah)

• My Housing Journey
  (Kathy)

Looking Ahead: How’s Work? Life in the Workplace

• My Job Search Journey: Finding employment on the autism spectrum
  (Natalie Beanland)

• Physician Burnout in 2021
  (Lawrence Yang)

Resources