Nick Kerman
@nkerman.bsky.social
psychologist | dad | research: homelessness, social determinants of health, and Housing First | likes: Ottawa Senators | won my fantasy football league in 2023, 2025 | views: mine
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July 13, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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On June 13, the Moss Park safe consumption site will be shut down, along with 7 other sites in Ontario. @emmapaling.bsky.social has been reporting from the site for 18 months. She goes inside Moss Park during the final days of the city’s first safe consumption site. thelocal.to/moss-park-sa...
The Long Last Days of Toronto’s First Safe Consumption Site | The Local
Nick says he’ll go back to Manitoulin. Texas can’t even think about the closure. Inside Moss Park in the final days of a nine-year era of safe consumption.
thelocal.to
June 4, 2026 at 11:39 AM
On June 13, the Moss Park safe consumption site will be shut down, along with 7 other sites in Ontario. @emmapaling.bsky.social has been reporting from the site for 18 months. She goes inside Moss Park during the final days of the city’s first safe consumption site. thelocal.to/moss-park-sa...
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New online-first in the journal Canadian Psychology:
'Status of community psychology training in Canadian universities'
- Liang, J., Aubry, T., Kerman, N., Sylvestre, J., & Mutschler, C.
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'Status of community psychology training in Canadian universities'
- Liang, J., Aubry, T., Kerman, N., Sylvestre, J., & Mutschler, C.
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May 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
New online-first in the journal Canadian Psychology:
'Status of community psychology training in Canadian universities'
- Liang, J., Aubry, T., Kerman, N., Sylvestre, J., & Mutschler, C.
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'Status of community psychology training in Canadian universities'
- Liang, J., Aubry, T., Kerman, N., Sylvestre, J., & Mutschler, C.
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University of Ottawa has just issued an emergency lockdown alert citing a “violent threat on campus”
Not immediately clear what‘s happening
Not immediately clear what‘s happening
April 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
University of Ottawa has just issued an emergency lockdown alert citing a “violent threat on campus”
Not immediately clear what‘s happening
Not immediately clear what‘s happening
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43 Patients, Not Enough Staff: How to Save a Life in an Overrun ER thewalrus.ca/how-casino-s... via @thewalrus
43 Patients, Not Enough Staff: How to Save a Life in an Overrun ER | The Walrus
A few minutes into my shift, I realized my first patient could be dying
thewalrus.ca
April 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
43 Patients, Not Enough Staff: How to Save a Life in an Overrun ER thewalrus.ca/how-casino-s... via @thewalrus
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And last one for today: Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from competing by the IOC because he wanted to wear a helmet honouring athletes who were victims of Russia's war. He could have won a medal. He won something else instead. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
Bruce Arthur: IOC makes a compromise on Ukrainian athlete’s tribute to his dead countrymen — with yet another concession to Russia
Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet bears the faces of Ukrainian athletes killed in Russia’s four-year war of aggression.
www.thestar.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:28 AM
And last one for today: Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from competing by the IOC because he wanted to wear a helmet honouring athletes who were victims of Russia's war. He could have won a medal. He won something else instead. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
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RCMP identify victims of Tumbler Ridge mass shooting:
Abel Mwansa, 12
Kylie Smith, 12
Zoey Benoit, 12
Ticaria Lampert, 12,
Ezekiel Schofield, 13
Shannda Aviugana-Durand, 39
Emmett Jacobs, 11
Jennifer Jacobs/Strang, 39
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Abel Mwansa, 12
Kylie Smith, 12
Zoey Benoit, 12
Ticaria Lampert, 12,
Ezekiel Schofield, 13
Shannda Aviugana-Durand, 39
Emmett Jacobs, 11
Jennifer Jacobs/Strang, 39
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
RCMP identify victims of Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
Federal party leaders to join Prime Minister in B.C. town on Friday to attend vigil
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:39 AM
RCMP identify victims of Tumbler Ridge mass shooting:
Abel Mwansa, 12
Kylie Smith, 12
Zoey Benoit, 12
Ticaria Lampert, 12,
Ezekiel Schofield, 13
Shannda Aviugana-Durand, 39
Emmett Jacobs, 11
Jennifer Jacobs/Strang, 39
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Abel Mwansa, 12
Kylie Smith, 12
Zoey Benoit, 12
Ticaria Lampert, 12,
Ezekiel Schofield, 13
Shannda Aviugana-Durand, 39
Emmett Jacobs, 11
Jennifer Jacobs/Strang, 39
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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The perception is that involuntary care will sweep the streets clean, getting people into treatment and rebuilding contributing members of society.
The reality is that people are likely to be disappointed as we get a classic example of overpromise and underdeliver. Shane Mills writes. #vanpoli
The reality is that people are likely to be disappointed as we get a classic example of overpromise and underdeliver. Shane Mills writes. #vanpoli
Here’s Why Involuntary Care Won’t Work for Most People | The Tyee
We need a total rethink of our failed approach to drugs and homelessness.
thetyee.ca
December 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The perception is that involuntary care will sweep the streets clean, getting people into treatment and rebuilding contributing members of society.
The reality is that people are likely to be disappointed as we get a classic example of overpromise and underdeliver. Shane Mills writes. #vanpoli
The reality is that people are likely to be disappointed as we get a classic example of overpromise and underdeliver. Shane Mills writes. #vanpoli
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What would be the real world impacts of the loss of federal funding for Housing First programs? We modeled it: an additional 44,590 ppl beyond anticipated growth due to economic factors. @jabarocas.bsky.social @kirkfetters.bsky.social @ucsfbhhi.bsky.social url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Potential Changes in US Homelessness by Ending Federal Support for Housing First Programs
This decision analytical model estimates the change in the number of people experiencing homelessness in a year following termination of federal support for Housing First programs.
jamanetwork.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
What would be the real world impacts of the loss of federal funding for Housing First programs? We modeled it: an additional 44,590 ppl beyond anticipated growth due to economic factors. @jabarocas.bsky.social @kirkfetters.bsky.social @ucsfbhhi.bsky.social url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
CALL FOR PAPERS
Dr. @cannemarshall.bsky.social and myself are editing a Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health (@cjcmh-rcsmc.bsky.social) on homelessness, substance use, and concurrent disorders. Full details are provided below. Please share this announcement!
Dr. @cannemarshall.bsky.social and myself are editing a Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health (@cjcmh-rcsmc.bsky.social) on homelessness, substance use, and concurrent disorders. Full details are provided below. Please share this announcement!
December 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
CALL FOR PAPERS
Dr. @cannemarshall.bsky.social and myself are editing a Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health (@cjcmh-rcsmc.bsky.social) on homelessness, substance use, and concurrent disorders. Full details are provided below. Please share this announcement!
Dr. @cannemarshall.bsky.social and myself are editing a Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health (@cjcmh-rcsmc.bsky.social) on homelessness, substance use, and concurrent disorders. Full details are provided below. Please share this announcement!
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Clinicians: Should patients at high risk of alcohol harm use no and low-alcohol drinks?
New research highlights the need for nuanced guidance beyond zero-tolerance, considering non-abstinence goals and harm reduction:
New research highlights the need for nuanced guidance beyond zero-tolerance, considering non-abstinence goals and harm reduction:
Zero tolerance for 0%? How should clinicians and other practitioners respond to the use of alcohol‐free and low‐alcohol products in higher risk groups
Alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks (no/lo drinks) are now widely available and popular with consumers in high-income countries; however, it is unclear whether clinicians and others working to…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Clinicians: Should patients at high risk of alcohol harm use no and low-alcohol drinks?
New research highlights the need for nuanced guidance beyond zero-tolerance, considering non-abstinence goals and harm reduction:
New research highlights the need for nuanced guidance beyond zero-tolerance, considering non-abstinence goals and harm reduction:
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The Erosion of Harm Reduction | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
The Erosion of Harm Reduction | NEJM
The U.S. administration has continuously chipped away at public health interventions
addressing substance use disorders and the opioid crisis, including vital harm-reduction
activities.
www.nejm.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Erosion of Harm Reduction | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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They say baseball breaks your heart, and the Blue Jays are a Hall of Fame what if team, now. So what does it mean to watch your team lose the World Series in one of the greatest games ever played? It means you got to feel something; you just didn’t get to choose what. www.thestar.com/sports/blue-...
Bruce Arthur: These Blue Jays are a Hall of Fame ‘what if’ team. The World Series loss just makes the heartbreak worse
This World Series will echo across Canada for decades, because Toronto lost the MLB championship in one of the greatest baseball games ever played.
www.thestar.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
They say baseball breaks your heart, and the Blue Jays are a Hall of Fame what if team, now. So what does it mean to watch your team lose the World Series in one of the greatest games ever played? It means you got to feel something; you just didn’t get to choose what. www.thestar.com/sports/blue-...
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CPA/OPA joint letter to Ontario College of Psychologists and Behavioural Analysts re: proposed regulatory changes in Ontario:
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September 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
CPA/OPA joint letter to Ontario College of Psychologists and Behavioural Analysts re: proposed regulatory changes in Ontario:
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At least 13 people have been wounded, five critically, in two shootings that erupted over a span of 12 hours at homeless encampments in Minneapolis with the city's mayor saying he wouldn't be surprised if they are connected.
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13 people hurt in 2 mass shootings at Minneapolis homeless encampments on the same day
At least 13 people have been wounded, five critically, in two shootings that erupted over a span of 12 hours at homeless encampments in Minneapolis.
abcnews.go.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
At least 13 people have been wounded, five critically, in two shootings that erupted over a span of 12 hours at homeless encampments in Minneapolis with the city's mayor saying he wouldn't be surprised if they are connected.
abcnews.go.com/US/people-hu...
abcnews.go.com/US/people-hu...
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💬 Viewpoint: The Housing First model effectively addresses #homelessness and improves health outcomes, but potential funding cuts risk worsening health crises and straining the health care system.
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August 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
💬 Viewpoint: The Housing First model effectively addresses #homelessness and improves health outcomes, but potential funding cuts risk worsening health crises and straining the health care system.
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Can a city as creative as San Francisco actually solve the enduring problems of homelessness and addiction?
Listen to Episode 1 of “No Easy Fix,” the new miniseries from "Radio Atlantic," wherever you find your podcasts: https://theatln.tc/qLUPKHTn
Listen to Episode 1 of “No Easy Fix,” the new miniseries from "Radio Atlantic," wherever you find your podcasts: https://theatln.tc/qLUPKHTn
August 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Can a city as creative as San Francisco actually solve the enduring problems of homelessness and addiction?
Listen to Episode 1 of “No Easy Fix,” the new miniseries from "Radio Atlantic," wherever you find your podcasts: https://theatln.tc/qLUPKHTn
Listen to Episode 1 of “No Easy Fix,” the new miniseries from "Radio Atlantic," wherever you find your podcasts: https://theatln.tc/qLUPKHTn
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Today’s EO on homelessness is shocking in its cruelty (even for this administration). Cutting funding for housing and health while criminalizing homelessness & mental health and substance use problems will lead to endless suffering and worsen homelessness.
July 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Today’s EO on homelessness is shocking in its cruelty (even for this administration). Cutting funding for housing and health while criminalizing homelessness & mental health and substance use problems will lead to endless suffering and worsen homelessness.
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Coercion continuing to have a moment. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
July 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Coercion continuing to have a moment. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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This is an executive order that lays the groundwork for sending homeless people and people with mental illness to concentration camps to be "civilly committed." It was never going to stop with immigrants.
This is horrifying beyond words.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
This is horrifying beyond words.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
July 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This is an executive order that lays the groundwork for sending homeless people and people with mental illness to concentration camps to be "civilly committed." It was never going to stop with immigrants.
This is horrifying beyond words.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
This is horrifying beyond words.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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