Table 2.

Service Utilization

VariableResponse, % (n = 31)
Services used in the past 6 months
    Emergency department58.1
    Food bank54.8
    Health clinic48.4
    Hospital45.2
    Housing support45.2
    Soup kitchen45.2
    Legal clinic29.0
    Drop-in space35.5
    Shelters22.6
    Job training/job supports16.1
    Detox16.1
    Harm reduction services12.9
    Services to help you get ID12.9
    Rehab9.7
    No answer3.2
Have you been in contact with any of the following in the past 6 months?
    Police48.4
    Ambulance19.4
    Probation/parole16.1
    Jail/detention centre19.4
    Other (Comments included Child Services, crisis team, Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence unit, Addiction and Mental Health Crisis team)12.9
    No answer38.7