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Author(s): Jack Tsai, Louis Trevisan, Minda Huang, Robert H. Pietrzak
Publication Date: 2018
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is shifting its focus from ending veteran homelessness to preventing veteran suicides. With supporting data, this Open Forum argues that VA homelessness services also help address veteran suicides. Analysis of a nationally representative survey of U.S. veterans in 2015 shows that veterans with a history of homelessness attempted suicide in the previous two years at a rate >5.0 times highe...
Author(s): Jack Tsai, Louis Trevisan, Minda Huang, Robert H. Pietrzak
Publication Date: 2018
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is shifting its focus from ending veteran homelessness to preventing veteran suicides. With supporting data, this Open Forum argues that VA homelessness services also help address veteran suicides. Analysis of a nationally representative survey of U.S. veterans in 2015 shows that veterans with a history of homelessness attempted suicide in the previous two years at a rate >5.0 time...
Author(s): Jack Tsai, Bruce Link, Robert A. Rosenheck, Robert H. Pietrzak
Publication Date: 2016
Purpose: To examine the prevalence of lifetime homelessness among veterans and use of Veterans Affairs (VA) homeless services, as well as their association with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.
Methods: A nationally representative sample of 1533 US veterans was surveyed July–August 2015.
Results: Among all veterans, 8.5 % reported any lifetime homelessness in their adult life, but only 17.2 % of those reported using VA homeless serv...