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BY AMIE TSANG (FGJ ‘21) -- Helping someone who is experiencing homelessness in Toronto gain access to an indoor place to stay can be “like a gladiator’s obstacle course,” says Lorraine Lam, an outreach worker at Sanctuary, a church and community in downtown Toronto. The first challenge is the lack of available indoor space, and obstacles continue throughout the referral process. READ MORE. 

BY AMIE TSANG (FGJ ‘21) -- Research conservatively estimates that 35,000 Canadians experience homelessness on any given night, with an average of one person sleeping outdoors for every five individuals staying in a shelter. READ MORE. 

BY AMIE TSANG (FGJ ‘21) -- Sterling Renzoni found a silver lining in the COVID-19 pandemic: “Being able to receive virtual services accelerated how fast I was able to get ready to go to university,” says the mental-health warrior and eating-disorder treatment advocate from Peterborough, Ont. READ MORE. 

BY AMIE TSANG (FGJ ‘21) -- The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered food shortages in many countries and increased the incidence of eating disorders among young people, posing long-term threats to the physical and mental health of large numbers of youth around the world. READ MORE. 

BY AMIE TSANG (FGJ ‘21) --  “Bell Let’s Talk Day,” an annual event that takes place today, has brought much-needed attention to the stigma of mental health and the funding gaps in our system. But the conversation has yet to include the state of mental-health workers. READ MORE. 

Remote Connections was produced by the Fellowship in Global Journalism at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health with the extensive support of Naheed Mustafa. The fellows involved in the production of this show were (in alphabetical order): Kaleigh Alkenbrack, Robin Blades, Joanna Cheek, Maeve Gamble, Rubeeta Gill, Ben Huang, Natalie Jesionka, Bryony Lau, Paleah Moher, Ashley Stumvoll, Amie Tsang, James Walsh, and Eva Zhu. LISTEN HERE.