Voices of Homeless Youth

CAMH researcher Dr. Alex Abramovich is working closely with municipal and provincial governments to help address the needs of LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness.

In Canada, youth make up 20 per cent of the homeless population. William and "Ava" share their story about the struggles of surviving Canada's winter while homeless. For more info, please go to http://www.globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt

Janice Hayes, the executive director and CEO of YouthLink, a new emergency shelter in Scarborough for homeless youth, explains how having dog kennels on site for clients who own pets can have a positive impact on their lives.

Covenant House Toronto reveals how sex trafficking happens to young, local girls. The four-minute video is a dramatization of the real-life experience of “Amy” – a teen who found herself enslaved by a man she believed was her boyfriend.

“It’s been a bumpy road, but I try to keep my thoughts positive.” Terence, 22, lives in a Toronto homeless shelter. He uses a camera phone to share his life and plans for the future. This short film is part of a series called Red Button, a revolutionary approach to storytelling where doc subjects become filmmakers. Participants were given camera phones, audio and video gear to film themselves and document their everyday lives. Link to webpage: http://www.cbc.ca/shortdocs/shorts/red-button-homeless-youth Note: link will go live once I have youtube videos to embed. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CBC-Subscribe Watch More Shows: http://bit.ly/CBC-MoreShows About CBC: Welcome to the official YouTube channel for CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster. CBC is dedicated to creating content with original voices that inspire and entertain. Watch sneak peeks and trailers, behind the scenes footage, original web series, digital-exclusives and more. Connect with CBC Online: Twitter: http://bit.ly/CBC-Twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBC-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBC-Instagram Toronto Youth Terence Captures his Life In a Homeless Shelter with a Camera Phone http://youtube.com/user/cbctv

http://www.humansforhumans.ca Jessie, homeless for 3 years, replies to this mean tweet: “I hate when homeless people expect us to feel sorry for them we all have the same 24 hrs what you choose to do with it is on you.” Raising the Roof. Change the conversation. #HumansForHumans

Ryan, a formerly homeless transgender youth, visits places where he used to sleep. Still haven’t subscribed to The New Yorker on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/newyorkeryoutubesub CONNECT WITH THE NEW YORKER Web: http://www.newyorker.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewYorker Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/newyorker Google+: http://plus.google.com/+newyorker Instagram: http://instagram.com/newyorkermag Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/thenewyorker Tumblr: http://newyorker.tumblr.com The Scene: http://thescene.com/thenewyorker Want even more? Subscribe to The Scene: http://bit.ly/subthescene A formerly homeless transgender youth visits places where he used to sleep - The New Yorker Producer: Kristina Budelis