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Title: No place to go Rating: 2.8 out of 4 Reference: Producer, Dale Phillips; director, Wendy
Hill-Tout. Library of Congress subjects: Mentally ill—Canada Mentally ill--Services for—Canada Homeless persons--Services for--Canada Sociology subjects: The city Disability Ethnographic methods Poverty/class in North America Privatisation & restructuring Reviews and Numerical Ratings 3 The video focuses on services available to the homeless mentally ill in Vancouver & Toronto, including a correctional institution & several outreach agencies. It begins to provide a historical perspective around why this population has grown in the past decades 7 also tries to illustrate the complex social factors that intersect to create barriers for the homeless mentally ill. I especially like the fact that it highlights & validates the voices of specific members of this population. Considering the diversity of the areas these services operate in, there is notably little representation or discussion of the experiences of non-white people. Andie Noack 3 The materials presented are straightforward. A minor problem is that the video is presented in a subjective manner, but it would be a great choice for our curriculum because the materials could bring forth debates among students across the curriculum. A decrease in social services from the Canadian government has had a colossal impact on every Canadian citizen. Therefore, students from Sociology or Political Science will be able to have a handle on this video’s current topic, and will find the documentary both stimulating & educational. For students at any level. Minh Hoang (undergraduate) 2 This video is Ok but nothing special. It's a damning indictment of the failure of social policy in the area of mental health, identifying consistent gaps in the system and the ad hoc nature of much 'community care'. Most of the video has a real white liberal paternalistic feel to it with little real input from those the video is about. The topic is eternally relevant but the material could be better presented. Mervyn Horgan 3 Engaging, strong emotional draw, humanizes homelessness.
While highly descriptive & at times liberal (“people need
people”), it also points out political economic factors that worsen
the lives of people with mental illnesses. A little long for its message
and predominantly features men (perhaps this was a safety issue for
women participants?). Lecture topic: globalization, privatisation, health,
poverty. Kathy Bischoping & Riley Olstead
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