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From Disruption to Reconstruction: Implementing Peer Support in Homelessness During Times of Crisis for Health and Social Care Services

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|Jan 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.8594 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 14, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 17, 2024
Published on: Jan 16, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2025 Mathieu Isabel, Daniel Turgeon, Émilie Lessard, Andreea-Cătălina Panaite, Gwenvaël Ballu, Odile-Anne Desroches, Ghislaine Rouly, Antoine Boivin, published by Ubiquity Press
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