“Behind every statistic lies a person”

Raising awareness about homelessness mortality

“Behind every statistic lies a person”

Documenting so as not to ignore reality

This research documents mortality among people experiencing homelessness in order to better understand, respond to, and prevent deaths.

It is part of a broader social transformation effort aimed at making visible the inequalities that have contributed to deaths in the context of homelessness.

The study seeks to deepen understanding of this reality beyond the statistics, helping to prevent deaths among people experiencing homelessness while recognizing each life lost and the communities affected.

Recognize

every life lost and every community affected

Understand

the realities behind the statistics

Prevent

deaths among people experiencing homelessness

Reporting is an act of visibility Visibility enables action

Your report is important and will remain completely confidential. Your contribution helps us identify every person who has died while experiencing homelessness and improves our understanding of this issue so that we can take preventive actions that could save lives.

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Every Life Matters

Results overview

All data presented in this section should be interpreted with caution. For more information, click on “View the complete data.”

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Recorded deaths 2024

+28% vs 2023

Beyond the Statistics

Search team

Caroline Leblanc, PhD

David-Martin Milot, MD

Léonie Archambault, PhD

Dr. Marie-Ève Goyer

Valentine Yvon-Mazé

Members of the advisory committee

Humans at the heart of research

Words and testimonies

by “By documenting deaths among people experiencing homelessness, we show that we care about those we lose.” | Dr. Jayne Malenfant Assitant professor, McGill

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by "Behind every number, there are people who have lived profound inequalities." | Kaitlyn Weare, Santé Québec

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by «This research should lead to real system change, not just awareness» | Christina Apostolakis, Projets Autochtones du Québec (PAQ)

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Nos dernières publications

News

11 September 2026

Reporting a Death in Homeless: Why and How to Take Collective Action On August 4th, from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM, a webinar was held to better understand the research approach on mortality among people experiencing homelessness in Quebec. This research documents mortality…

Grief Workshop: An Initiative to Care for the Community

23 July 2026

The AQPSUD has developed two complementary tools: A support guide: On the Road of Grief, designed for individuals experiencing grief related to overdoses, the consequences of the war on drugs, and the overdose crisis. [Download here] A workshop…

Public Inquiry into Deaths Among the Homeless

3 July 2026

We would like to highlight the announcement by Quebec’s Chief Coroner, Me Reno Bernier, ordering a public inquiry to fully examine the causes and circumstances surrounding several deaths of individuals experiencing homelessness that occurred in Montreal over the past…

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