Stephen Gaetz OC, is the director of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH) and a professor at the Faculty of Education at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The event brought together over 800 people who conduct research, provide services, develop programs and formulate policy regarding homelessness in Canada.
[2] In addition, Dr. Gaetz has also been guest editor of a special issue of the Canadian Review of Social Policy focusing on homelessness.
[3] Dr. Gaetz’ research interests include homelessness,[4] youth culture,[5] criminal victimization[6] and community development[7] His research on street youth[8] has focused on their economic strategies,[9] health issues[10] and legal and justice issues,[11] and has resulted in numerous publications in scholarly journals.
[17] He is the secretary of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness with Alex Himelfarb as Chair and Tim Richter as Vice-Chair.