Veterans With Mental And Physical Disabilities: A Case Study
Victoria Allen
Professor Maureen Stobb
Federal Government 2305
5 December 2014
Homelessness amid Veterans with Mental and Physical Disabilities
One-third of adult homeless men and nearly one-quarter of all homeless adults have served in the armed forces. On any given night fewer than 200,000 veterans may be homeless; and twice as many may experience homelessness during a year. I chose to explore the specific topic of “Veterans with Mental and Physical Disabilities” because based on recent and past studies, most homeless veterans suffer from mental and/or physical disabilities. About half of all homeless veterans suffer from mental illness and more than two-thirds suffer from substance abuse (alcohol and/or drugs). According to the U.S. …show more content…
Reason being it is not in the government’s own backyard. I don’t believe the government is directly is affected by it as we are. I am, I have a nephew that is a homeless veteran, an alcoholic and suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. I realize that I am directly and indirectly, affected by him and others, who has served a tour of duty or two in the military. As result, they have suffered some level of trauma, interruption, devastation, in their daily lives. This particular veteran happens to be in my family and there are many other veterans’ right here in our communities, any number of us may know within our family, extended family, or friends’ family member. This subject should be of high interest and concern to each of us, as it is a constant reminder of how important it is to be supportive, empathetic, and mindful of those veterans, whether homeless or not, mentally ill or not, that may live, work, or just occupy the same space as we …show more content…
In recent years, the Veterans Administration has increased the level of assistance available to veterans to combat homelessness. In 2009 alone, the Veterans Administration, most commonly referred to as the VA, served more than 92,000 homeless veterans. With an estimated 500,000 homeless veterans at some point during a given year, that equates to the VA reaching only about 20% of those in need. That means that each year there are approximately 400,000 veterans who do not receive supportive services. (Greendoors
Professor Maureen Stobb
Federal Government 2305
5 December 2014
Homelessness amid Veterans with Mental and Physical Disabilities
One-third of adult homeless men and nearly one-quarter of all homeless adults have served in the armed forces. On any given night fewer than 200,000 veterans may be homeless; and twice as many may experience homelessness during a year. I chose to explore the specific topic of “Veterans with Mental and Physical Disabilities” because based on recent and past studies, most homeless veterans suffer from mental and/or physical disabilities. About half of all homeless veterans suffer from mental illness and more than two-thirds suffer from substance abuse (alcohol and/or drugs). According to the U.S. …show more content…
Reason being it is not in the government’s own backyard. I don’t believe the government is directly is affected by it as we are. I am, I have a nephew that is a homeless veteran, an alcoholic and suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. I realize that I am directly and indirectly, affected by him and others, who has served a tour of duty or two in the military. As result, they have suffered some level of trauma, interruption, devastation, in their daily lives. This particular veteran happens to be in my family and there are many other veterans’ right here in our communities, any number of us may know within our family, extended family, or friends’ family member. This subject should be of high interest and concern to each of us, as it is a constant reminder of how important it is to be supportive, empathetic, and mindful of those veterans, whether homeless or not, mentally ill or not, that may live, work, or just occupy the same space as we …show more content…
In recent years, the Veterans Administration has increased the level of assistance available to veterans to combat homelessness. In 2009 alone, the Veterans Administration, most commonly referred to as the VA, served more than 92,000 homeless veterans. With an estimated 500,000 homeless veterans at some point during a given year, that equates to the VA reaching only about 20% of those in need. That means that each year there are approximately 400,000 veterans who do not receive supportive services. (Greendoors