Homeless Veterans Research Paper

In a nation with as much resources and wealth as America, homelessness has deeper- rooted issues than solely poverty. The Veterans Administration reports that on any given night in 2009, you would be able to find about 107,000 homeless Veterans. Homelessness among Veterans was at an all-time high in our country.
Homelessness among Veterans is a rising issue in our society. This crisis often goes overlooked in our society, although these individuals have given up their lives for the safety, protection and advancement of this country. In 2008, Congress set aside nearly $500 million to support the funding of the Housing and Urban Development- Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH.) This paper will discuss programs that are available …show more content…
Past studies indicated that up to 1/3 of adult homeless men are Veterans, or up to ¼ of all homeless people (at a point in time), and approximately 44,000 to 66,000 Veterans are chronically homeless. Sadly, rural areas have the largest group of homeless individuals, and families. Veterans that have served after the Korean War, but prior to the Vietnam War represent the highest among homeless Veterans.
The risk of becoming homeless is more likely to happen to someone whom has served in the military than someone who has never served.” (Rosenheck et al. 1994) It is important to know what makes these military families more at risk to become homeless. We must understand why Veterans make up such a large portion of the homeless …show more content…
Some even agree that if they never joined they would not be in that current situation. According to Carrillo, et al. (2012), the “emotional trauma” suffered in war zones by combat veterans are “both a cause and a consequence of homelessness” seen among veterans. (p. 248). These authors argue that veterans may endure some kind of dramatic culture shock and experience many hardships when they try to transition back into the non-combative society. In a 2011 survey the portion of homeless Veteran families that received shelter services was much lower than that of the general population. Housing & Urban Development and Veteran Affairs departments estimate that about 20% of non-veteran adults received shelter services with their families; whereas, only 4% of homeless veterans have received these kinds of services with their families. This study is rather interesting and is definitely capable of being seen as the government betraying those that have served and protected us for so many

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