Study tracks migration of chronically homeless mentally ill adults to Vancouver's DTES

(Simon Fraser University) A study by Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Dr. Julian Somers reveals that a growing number of those experiencing longstanding homelessness and mental disorders in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES) have migrated from elsewhere. Over the past 10 years, the number of those coming from outside Vancouver into the DTES rose from 17 to 52 percent.