Veterans and Homelessness.

Defines term "homeless veteran," discusses attempts to count homeless veterans, and reviews results of studies regarding characteristics of homeless veterans. Summarizes available research regarding overrepresentation of veterans in the homeless population and possible explanations for why...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Defines term "homeless veteran," discusses attempts to count homeless veterans, and reviews results of studies regarding characteristics of homeless veterans. Summarizes available research regarding overrepresentation of veterans in the homeless population and possible explanations for why homeless veterans are overrepresented. Discusses VA programs to fund services and transitional housing specifically for homeless veterans, and addresses emerging issues regarding permanent supportive housing, veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and female veterans.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource.