Homeless American Veterans: The Impact of War on Our Veterans
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Homeless American Veterans 1
Homeless American Veterans: The Impact of War on Our Veterans
Henry E. Jerkins
August 7, 2012
Homeless American Veterans 2
Henry E. Jerkins
Professor Syrjanen
English Composition II
August 7, 2012
Online Communications: An Annotated Bibliography
Cunningham & Lyons, (2007) Vital Mission: Ending Homeless among Veterans. Washington, DC: National Alliance to End Homelessness, Homelessness Research Institute. Retrieved from www.usich.gov
In this brief analysis, Cunningham & Lyons provides some insight that on any given day, there is an over-representation of veterans among homeless people. Studies have suggested that 1/3 of adult homeless males are veterans and that ¼ of all homeless people or approximately 44,000 to 66,000 veterans are chronically homeless. It has been determined that veterans represent 10.5% of all adults in homeless shelters or transitional housing as indicated in 2009. At the same time, veterans comprised of 11.6% of homeless sheltered adult males in comparison to 5.1% of adults living in poverty. However, it has been determined that the majority of homeless veterans are single, and socially is isolated and pose a greater risk of becoming homeless. For every 100 men living alone with incomes below the national poverty level, as many as 12 are likely to be living among the homeless sheltered population over a course of time throughout the year as compared to 4 of every 100 women living alone in poverty.
Desi, Fontana, Rosenheck (2010). Vol. 19, Number 4, 2010; Female Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Seeking Care from VA Specialized PTSD Programs: Retrieved from the Journal of Women’s Health
This brief study examines the cause and effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? PTSD is a serious psychological anxiety illness in which people repeatly remember, relive, or dream about a terrible experience. This disorder may result from experiencing or witnessing warfare, a personal assault, or any other violent or life threaten incident. Many of the female veterans described service in Iraq and Afghanistan as that compared to the women reporting service as compared to the Persian Gulf and Vietnam wars and to the men that served in Iraq and Afghanistan wars as well. Also, the Iraq and Afghanistan women were exposed to less sexual and noncombat nonsexual trauma than their Persian Gulf counterparts with a notable difference in that, women
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