Name
A Multidisciplinary and Trauma-Informed Approach to Community-Based Support Programs
Date & Time
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
Description
In Canada,~200,000 people experience homelessness, and ~20% are pet guardians (Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, 2014). Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, homelessness in Toronto has doubled, alongside a marked rise in encampments across urban landscapes. Encampments have expanded in size and geographic reach, bringing new + complex challenges for wellbeing. In response, THS launched interdisciplinary pop-up clinics to deliver holistic, accessible, and non-judgmental care to unhoused pet guardians. These clinics offer integrated veterinary, behavioural, and social work support, in partnership with community organizations, reflecting trauma-informed, equity-oriented, One Health approaches. This presentation will explore unique considerations such as: ethical, logistical, and relational complexities of serving transpecies families living in non-traditional spaces; co-habitation on public lands; wildlife and environmental concerns in tent communities.
Location Name
Marina I
Full Address
Westin Boston Seaport District
425 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210
United States