Sadly, if you have served in the military, you’re more at
risk of experiencing homelessness. Why?
A variety of factors are at play, so there is no one fast
and easy answer for why veterans experience consistently greater rates of
homelessness than the general population. But one major factor is
combat-related disabilities like traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD), which are among the most significant risk factors for
homelessness.
In June 2014 First Lady Michelle Obama announced the Mayors
Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness, a campaign to enlist mayors and other
leaders at the local level in the administration’s goal of ending veteran
homelessness by the end of 2015. (The departments of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) are contributing substantial
resources toward to this effort.)
To read more on this story, click here: The State ofHomelessness in America 2015: Trends in Veteran Homelessness
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