Veterans

This article discusses the importance of understanding the needs of those veterans who are homeless. The authors describe characteristics of homeless male veterans and factors associated with needing VA benefits from a two-city, community survey of 531 homeless adults. Overall, 425 were male, of whom 127 were veterans. Significantly more veterans had a chronic medical condition MORE

In this article, the authors discuss the Veterans Construction Team (VCT) as an innovative form of Compensated Work Therapy for unemployed veterans who are homeless and who have a history of substance abuse and/or serious mental or medical illness. The authors also assert that the VCT model builds social support and self-esteem, while delivering tangible services MORE

This fact sheet describes the programs and services offered by the VA for homeless veterans. The VA is the only federal agency that provides substantial hands-on assistance directly to homeless persons. Although limited to veterans and their dependents, VA’s major homeless programs constitute the largest integrated network of homeless assistance programs in the country, offering a MORE

This study examines the association of expanded funding of client-level homeless services, a bottom-up approach, with strengthening of inter-organizational relationships. The study compared Veterans Affairs/non-Veterans Affairs inter-agency relationships at Veterans Affairs facilities supporting community-oriented programs, at Veterans Affairs facilities supporting on-site internally focused homeless programs, and at facilities with the no specialized homeless programs. Veterans Affairs MORE

The goal of this study was to assess the number of chronic hepatitis C patients eligible for therapy. Recent studies have shown improved response rates to treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection. However, treatment with interferon alfa has major side effects, and many patients may not be eligible for therapy. One hundred consecutive patients with positive MORE

In this pamphlet, the authors discuss why veterans are homeless, the number of veterans who are homeless, and the demographic breakdown of who these veterans are. Services and programs are also discussed. A brief description of the organization is given, and recommendations on how individuals can help are given. Available From: National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, MORE

This paper compares homeless veterans with homeless nonveterans from different eras in an effort to better understand the connection between military service and urban homelessness. Two research questions are addressed based on interviews with over 4,000 homeless men who enrolled in a national outreach program for persons suffering from serious mental illness: first, is there anything MORE

This article examines the rates of causes of death among veterans served by Pennsylvania Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs) and the relations between recent mental health treatment, age at death, and cause of death. The authors also examine site differences in VAMCs across Pennsylvania in rates of unnatural deaths in general and suicide in particular (authors).

The purpose of this report is to evaluate the risk of homelessness among veterans as compared to non-veterans, and to ascertain whether the exceptionally high risk of homelessness among post-Vietnam era veterans first observed in 1987 was still evident one decade later. Results show that the cohort of veterans aged 20-34 that was most at risk MORE

This paper presents a secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey and clinical data for 370 male veterans who were residents of a domiciliary care program for homeless veterans in Los Angeles. About one-third (30.8%) of the sample tested positive for current or past HBV infection (ie, seropositive or either HBV core antibody or surface antigen). After multivariate MORE