Catherine Leviten-Reid's research while affiliated with Cape Breton University and other places
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Publications (18)
This article examines the experiences of the nonprofit, homeless-serving sector during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative interviews were conducted with staff and volunteers from frontline organizations in the two largest communities in Nova Scotia, Canada. Participants reported much strain on their organizations' human resources,...
Expanding the emergent literature on homelessness and the COVID-19 pandemic, this qualitative study presents a portrait of the homelessness sector in two Nova Scotian, Canadian communities: Halifax Regional Municipality and Cape Breton Regional Municipality. This research provides an understanding of the health and wellness of populations experienc...
en Market-based rentals are increasingly prioritized as the tenure type through which to provide housing assistance to low-income households: it is argued that public housing places tenants in neighbourhoods with concentrated poverty, while the private sector is purported to offer households the opportunity to live in locations with less disadvanta...
We identify key issues for housing researchers, practitioners, and advocates working in the United States and Canada to consider, both during the COVID-19 pandemic and far beyond. First, we draw upon feminist and intersectional literatures on gendered inequalities and social structures, which provide the often forgotten or overlooked context for wo...
We explore the extent to which housing quality, safety, and hardship paying rent are associated with sense of community belonging among renters. Data were collected in Nova Scotia, Canada via a random sample of households (n = 374) living in subsidized and market-based rentals. Hardship paying rent and feeling “unsafe/somewhat unsafe” are associate...
Although various organizational forms are involved in the critically important role of providing rental housing, little is known about their potentially distinctive characteristics. Calling upon unique data collected from landlords and tenants of for-profit, non-profit, and public rental housing in Canada (N = 5624 units; N = 492 tenants), we explo...
Prior research finds a positive association between social capital and community well-being, ranging from decreased crime to greater local economic development and resiliency. Using a nationally representative sample from Canada, this study explores the specific impact of housing tenure (homeownership vs. renting) on three forms of neighbourhood so...
In the context of healthy aging, we explore newly constructed, unassisted affordable rental housing with respect to design, location, and the involvement of seniors in decision making. We do so from the perspectives of seniors and project sponsors. Overall, the themes that emerged from these two groups of participants diverge. Seniors spoke about t...
This article explores if, and to what degree, being involved in different kinds of volunteer tasks in nonprofit housing cooperatives affects the development of one’s capabilities, social ties, and ability to influence the housing in which one lives. A unique data-set based on an evaluation of cooperative housing programs was used, and data were ana...
The nature and benefits of different kinds of affordable rental housing providers, and particularly for-profit housing developers, have been contested by practitioners and scholars. We contribute to this debate by exploring whether the missions, the resources harnessed to build housing, the human resources, and the involvement of residents in decis...
We explore the effects of supported housing on the quality of life and recovery of consumers in a rural community, and also explore how this housing approach could be improved. Data were collected from 16 tenants involved in Supported Housing for Individuals with Mental Illness (SHIMI), located in Nova Scotia. The following themes were identified i...
This is the revised edition of a history of the community clinics in Saskatchewan written by Stan Rands, a noted social activist, public servant and community clinic administrator who died in 1985. This edition includes a new introductory chapter by Gregory P. Marchildon on primary health community clinics and Stan Rands' struggle for the transform...
Despite the increasing popularity of multi-stakeholder cooperatives, social-economy researchers largely predict that these organizations will fail. Using a "cost of decision-making" approach, these researchers conclude that the governance structure of multi-stakeholder cooperatives makes this organizational model fundamentally untenable. In this pa...
This research compares cooperative child day care centers to for-profit and independent nonprofit centers in terms of parental involvement in operations (such as fundraising and classroom participation), parental involvement in governance (specifically, serving on the board and attending the annual meeting), and quality of care. It also tests wheth...
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Au Québec, une combinaison d’organismes sans but lucratif et de coopératives offre des services d’entretien ménager, de préparation de repas et d’aide aux courses aux personnes âgées. Dans la présente étude, on pose la question suivante : les services offerts par les coopératives de services à domicile sont-ils de meilleure qualité que les s...
Work—family issues of graduate students are nearly invisible, despite record numbers of men and women in graduate school during their peak childbearing years. Furthermore, very little is known about what, if any, services are available for graduate student parents. In this article we describe the theoretical and practical tensions between society's...
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... For one, it exposed the flaws of the homelessness shelter (Doran & Tinson, 2021;Tobolowsky et al., 2020), and for another, set precedents and opened opportunities for reflective practice. Additionally, reflective practice can bring attention to those experiencing homelessness and raise the public's awareness of the issue in ways that will lead to changes in mainstream support services (Doll et al., 2022). Reflective practice can be framed in many ways: at the conceptual level, at the institutional and organizational level, and at the individual level. ...
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... While some studies have found that social capital has a direct effect on depressive symptoms (Haseda et al., 2018;Wilmot & Dauner, 2017), other studies deal with the indirect effects of social capital. Recent studies have highlighted that social capital is not only closely related to public housing (Leviten-Reid et al., 2022) but also has a bidirectional link with mental health (Lim et al., 2022;Sirven & Debrand 2012;Yu et al., 2015). However, since they can have a temporal lag in their relationships with public housing, social capital, and mental health, it is crucial to consider the longitudinal interactions that exist between these variables. ...
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... É certo que atenção foi dada à violência doméstica, com linhas de apoio e reforço das respostas, reconhece que a violência estrutural contra as mulheres deve ter respostas específicas, mas outro tipo de carências habitacionais não obteve solução distinta. Ao contrário de diferentes geografias, do Norte Global à América Latina (Bowlby & Jupp, 2021;Falú, 2020;Parker & Leviten-Reid, 2022), onde estes questionamentos foram feitos à medida que se compreendiam as implicações espaciais de viver em precaridade e ser mulher durante uma pandemia, não se fez no contexto português uma integração sistemática de medidas e prioridades. ...
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... Having financial difficulties is associated with lower feelings of belonging to society and the community (Gundert and Hohendanner, 2015;Leviten-Reid, Matthew & Wardley, 2020;Stewart et al., 2009). Research indicates this relationship may be bidirectional. ...
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... Ideella omsorgsboenden får dock färre anmärkningar vid inspektioner i den danska studien å ena sidan och å andra sidan visar den svenska studien på inga skillnader mellan ideella och näringslivets omsorgsboenden när det gäller kvalitet. Det senare skulle kunna förkasta teorin om att organisationers egenskaper, som vinstkrav, har betydelse för kvalitet, åtminstone i en svensk kontext (Leviten-Reid et al, 2019Winblad et al., 2017). ...
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... There are approximately 1.2 million people estimated to be in core housing need, including those who are being priced out of their local markets due to rising house prices (Kershaw, 2019). This includes seniors and young people earning moderate and stable incomes who are seeking suitable rentals or home ownership options (Leviten-Reid & Parker, 2018). ...
... The operationalization of an equivalent measure of residential stability was prevented by data scarcity and heterogeneity. Prior research agrees on two structural elements that are inherent to residential stability, the length of residence and home ownership, which are thought to correlate with residents' willingness to invest in the community (Leviten-Reid & Matthew, 2018;Yang et al., 2019). However, addressing both elements was unfeasible in our case due to lack of data on the share of home ownership per neighbourhood in Barcelona, and because this would have introduced a bias in the analysis considering structural differences in the owner to renter ratio in the two cities. ...
... To design suitable senior housing units for older adults, many studies have identified immediate environment factors, such as design features and facilities, that affect older people's satisfaction and preferences [10][11][12][13]. Another group of studies has focused on the immediate environment factors that influence older people's physical activities, social interactions, and lifestyle in their residential life [14][15][16][17][18]. To maximize the benefits of senior housing for older people, promoting the development of senior housing is essential for populations experiencing aging. ...
... This is most likely due to the composition of the co-operative board members. In contrast to board members of an investor-owned company, the present study's sample comprised board members of co-operatives who were not subject to internal or external pressure and were chosen on a voluntary basis (Chareonwongsak, 2017;Leviten-Reid and Campbell, 2016). As a consequence, the nomination and selection of board members is not meticulous and, in some circumstances, board members are appointed from members of another organisation (Hakelius, 2018) and may have impacted their commitment to carry out responsibilities (Chareonwongsak, 2017). ...
... Supported housing, where clients live independently with access to flexible and individualised support services, assists with reintegration into the wider community (Leviten-Reid, Johnson & Miller, 2014) and contributes to less unlawful behaviour (Bean, Shafer & Glennon, 2013). A range of positive outcomes have been reported for persons in supported housing, including security, social inclusion, stability and control, and well-being, with reported feelings of independence, happiness, and self-worth (Leviten-Reid et al., 2014). ...
