Towards a National Housing Strategy for Homeless Youth

This policy brief, "Towards a National Housing Strategy for Homeless Youth", is part of a series developed by the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership (HHYP) to advance policy and practice recommendations focused on preventing and ending youth homelessness. This brief emerges from "No Way Home: Understanding the Needs and Experiences of Homeless Youth in Hollywood", a report released by the HHYP in November 2010 presenting findings from a multi-method needs assessment conducted with 389 homeless youth ages 12 to 25 in the Hollywood community.The purpose of this brief is to address the inadequacies of prioritizing permanent housing as the only solution for homeless youth, identify the major limitations of our existing housing programs, and advocate for developing a national housing strategy and funding a full housing continuum for homeless young people that is responsive to their unique needs and circumstances. This brief is being released at a time of unprecedented interest in the issue of youth homelessness -- we hope it will inform federal and local planning and decision-making and help advance our national agenda of preventing and ending youth homelessness

The Films of Joyce Wieland

This anthology on the films of Wieland brackets her career, identifies the connections between her visual art and her films, and tracks the reception of her work in Canada and the U.S. Elder introduces her selection with a short biographical survey. Weiland’s contradictions (as formalist, feminist, and nationalist) are summarised by Zyrd’s essay: “There Are Many Joyces.” Wieland’s viewpoint is represented in interviews that address her artistic evolution, particularly from a feminine perspective. Indexes of authors and film titles; illustrated filmography; annotated bibl. 39 p. Biographical notes on contributors. 92 bibl. ref