Why is one in three homeless men a veteran of the military?
Our Poor Soldiers – 1 in 3 Homeless Men is a Veteran Posted November 27th, 2008 by JUSTCOMEHOME They trust, fight for and love their country. If and when they come home they will have combat related problems. The economy and the job market will be another ongoing battle that many won’t be able to overcome, so many end up homeless. http://www.youtube.com/wa… Bookmark/Search this post with: Sources: http://www.dailypaul.
In addition to the complex set of factors affecting all homelessness — extreme shortage of affordable housing, livable income, and access to health care — a large number of displaced and at-risk veterans live with lingering effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and substance abuse, compounded by a lack of family and social support networks. A top priority is secure, safe, clean housing that offers a supportive environment which is free of drugs and alcohol. While “most homeless people are single, unaffiliated men … most housing money in existing federal homelessness programs, in contrast, is devoted to helping homeless families or homeless women with dependant children,” according to “Is Homelessness a Housing Problem?” in Understanding Homelessness: New Policy and Research Perspectives, published by Fannie Mae Foundation in 1997. Sources: http://www.nchv.org/background.
