Homeless Veterans' Health Care

Content Manager: Brenda Proffitt, MHA

HOMELESS VETERANS & HEALTH CARE: A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR PROVIDERS
 This document is primarily directed towards health care providers who serve homeless veterans as part of their general client population. It is not intended as a guide to best practices for setting up specific programs for homeless veterans in that it does not include a comprehensive comparison of the various approaches to veterans’ programs. Rather, this is presented as an introduction to what we have learned from research and practice about the needs of homeless veterans, current resources available to meet those needs, and ideas for future collaboration. Chapters address the following areas:
  • The Basics: Characteristics of homeless veterans
  • What clinicians should know when treating homeless veterans
  • Eligibility for VA benefits and services
  • VA health care services for all eligible veterans
  • VA benefits for all eligible veterans
  • Services designed specifically for homeless veterans
  • Obstacles to access faced by homeless veterans
  • Services for homeless veterans outside the VA system
  • Collaboration and Advocacy: Improving access to care for homeless veterans
National Health Care for the Homeless Council | Marsha McMurray-Avila | 105 pages | 2001

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