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Julian Somers

ResearcherSimon Fraser University

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Julian Somers

Researcher

Health Sciences

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2016.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2015.

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Publications

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Research

Drug Effectiveness Public Safety Randomized Registry Trial Schizophrenia Homelessness Housing First Mental Disorders Vancouver At Home

Latest papers

Housing and Support Intervention and Mortality Among Homeless Adults With Mental Illnesses: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA network open · 2025
Knowledge of a Drug-Related Good Samaritan Law Among People Who Use Drugs, Vancouver, Canada.
Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2022
Chronic Pain among Individuals Experiencing Homelessness and Its Interdependence with Opioid and Other Substance Use and Mental Illness.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021

All 14 publications

Latest funding

Improving Experiences and Outcomes for Patients with Schizophrenia Following Involvement with the Justice System: Proposal to Develop a Randomized Registry Trial
CIHR · 2016 · Nominated PI
$89,220
Service Provision: Impacts on Health, Social, and Public Safety Outcomes in a Canadian Offender Population
CIHR · 2015 · Supervisor
$105,000
Housing First and Treatment Engagement and Continuity: A Randomised Controlled Trial
CIHR · 2015 · Supervisor
$105,000

All 10 grants and awards

14 publications.

Housing and Support Intervention and Mortality Among Homeless Adults With Mental Illnesses: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Lachaud J, Nisenbaum R, Mejia-Lancheros C, Latimer E, Aubry T, Woodhall-Melnik J, Distasio J, Hinds A, Dutton D, Somers J, Moniruzzaman A, Stergiopoulos V, O'Campo P, Hwang SW

JAMA network open2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.24302 PMID: 40742585

Knowledge of a Drug-Related Good Samaritan Law Among People Who Use Drugs, Vancouver, Canada.

Moallef S, DeBeck K, Milloy MJ, Somers J, Kerr T, Hayashi K

Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education2022

DOI: 10.1177/1090198121999303 PMID: 33660550

Chronic Pain among Individuals Experiencing Homelessness and Its Interdependence with Opioid and Other Substance Use and Mental Illness.

Vogel M, Choi F, Westenberg JN, Cabanis M, Nikoo N, Nikoo M, Hwang SW, Somers J, Schütz CG, Krausz M

International journal of environmental research and public health2021

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010005 PMID: 35010263

Overall and Gender-specific Associations between Dimensions of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health Outcomes among Homeless Adults: Associations Générales et Sexospécifiques Entre les Dimensions des Expériences Défavorables de L'enfance et les Résultats de Santé Mentale Chez les Adultes Sans Abri.

Liu M, Mejia-Lancheros C, Lachaud J, Latimer E, Aubry T, Somers J, Distasio J, Stergiopoulos V, Hwang SW

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2021

DOI: 10.1177/0706743721989158 PMID: 33502253

Effectiveness of Housing First for Homeless Adults with Mental Illness Who Frequently Use Emergency Departments in a Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial.

Kerman N, Aubry T, Adair CE, Distasio J, Latimer E, Somers J, Stergiopoulos V

Administration and policy in mental health2020

DOI: 10.1007/s10488-020-01008-3 PMID: 31925600

Hepatitis C prevalence and associated risk factors among individuals who are homeless and diagnosed with mental illness: At Home/Chez Soi Study, Vancouver, BC.

Nikoo N, Javidanbardan S, Akm M, Hakobyan S, Nikoo M, Kwan C, Song M, Vogel M, Somers J, Krausz M

European journal of public health2019

DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky142 PMID: 30085011

Recruitment and retention of homeless individuals with mental illness in a housing first intervention study.

Strehlau V, Torchalla I, Patterson M, Moniruzzaman A, Laing A, Addorisio S, Frankish J, Krausz M, Somers J

Contemporary clinical trials communications2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2017.05.001 PMID: 29696168

Chronic Pain Among Homeless Persons with Mental Illness.

Vogel M, Frank A, Choi F, Strehlau V, Nikoo N, Nikoo M, Hwang SW, Somers J, Krausz MR, Schütz CG

Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2017

DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw324 PMID: 28177481

Harder-to-reach people living with HIV experiencing high prevalence of all-type mental health disorder diagnosis.

Salters KA, Irick M, Anema A, Zhang W, Parashar S, Patterson TL, Chen Y, Somers J, Montaner JS, Hogg RS

AIDS care2017

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1227763 PMID: 27609532

The high burden of traumatic brain injury and comorbidities amongst homeless adults with mental illness.

Topolovec-Vranic J, Schuler A, Gozdzik A, Somers J, Bourque PÉ, Frankish CJ, Jbilou J, Pakzad S, Palma Lazgare LI, Hwang SW

Journal of psychiatric research2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.12.004 PMID: 28006664

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Julian Somers

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Housing and Support Intervention and Mortality Among Homeless Adults With Mental Illnesses: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Knowledge of a Drug-Related Good Samaritan Law Among People Who Use Drugs, Vancouver, Canada.

Chronic Pain among Individuals Experiencing Homelessness and Its Interdependence with Opioid and Other Substance Use and Mental Illness.

Effectiveness of Housing First for Homeless Adults with Mental Illness Who Frequently Use Emergency Departments in a Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial.

Hepatitis C prevalence and associated risk factors among individuals who are homeless and diagnosed with mental illness: At Home/Chez Soi Study, Vancouver, BC.

Recruitment and retention of homeless individuals with mental illness in a housing first intervention study.

Chronic Pain Among Homeless Persons with Mental Illness.

Harder-to-reach people living with HIV experiencing high prevalence of all-type mental health disorder diagnosis.

The high burden of traumatic brain injury and comorbidities amongst homeless adults with mental illness.

Frequent collaborators

Tim Aubry

Jino Distasio

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Eric Latimer

Cilia Mejia-Lancheros

Daniel Dutton

Julia Woodhall-Melnik

Surita Parashar

Scott Veldhuizen

Aynslie Hinds

Eric Latimer

Kanna Hayashi

Rosane Nisenbaum

Surita Parashar

Kanna Hayashi

David Lloyd Streiner

Patricia O’Campo

Kora DeBeck

Thomas Kerr

Jalila Jbilou