Veterans and homelessness
Subtitle: prevalance and prevention
By: editors, Howard Connel and Fred Sher
Contributors: United States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781619422629
Subjects: Government policy; Legal status, laws; Homeless veterans; Services for; Housing; Homelessness; Prevention; Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project (U.S.)
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Overview of veterans and homelessness; title: Definition of homeless veteran; title: Estimates of the number of homeless veterans; title: The Department of Veterans Affairs; title: The Department of Housing and Urban Development; title: Demographic characteristics of homeless veterans; title: Demographic characteristics of veterans served in VA homeless programs; title: Overrepresentation of veterans in the homeless population; title: Overrepresentation of male veterans; title: Overrepresentation of female veterans; title: Why are veterans overrepresented in the homeless population?; title: Factors present during and after military service; title: Factors that pre-date military service; title: Federal programs that serve homeless veterans; title: The Department of Veterans Affairs; title: Health care for homeless veterans; title: Domiciliary care for homeless veterans; title: Compensated work therapy/transitional residence program; title: Grant and per diem program; title: Supportive services for veteran families; title: Enhanced use leases; title: Acquired property sales for homeless veterans; title: Loan guarantee for multifamily transitional housing program; title: VA and HUD collaborations; title: HUD-VASH; title: Demonstration program to prevent homelessness among veterans; title: The Department of Labor; title: Homeless veterans reintegration program; title: Issues regarding veterans and homelessness; title: The VA plan to end veteran homelessness; title: Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; title: Women veterans.