Women Veterans´ Health Policy and Homeless Women Veterans´ Policy

IV. Policy analysis: history of social welfare, ideology, politics - 30 points The US Veterans Affairs Bureau is a government agency that provides health care, general welfare, services and assistance to all veterans, cemeteries and souvenirs (veterans' troubles ) VA], 2013). But in Virginia there is a small department to meet specific interest groups such as women, ethnic minorities, homeless people, people with disabilities. Focusing on homeless African-American women's veterans, we can consider policies and programs that fulfill three of the four interest groups.

The number of homeless female veterans has increased: In 2006, there were 150 homeless female veterans in the war between Iraq and Afghanistan; in 2011, it was 1,700. In the same year, 18% of homeless veterans supported by VA was a woman. Comparative studies conducted by the HUD show that female veterans are more likely to be homeless two to three times the American adult population than any other group. It is thought that there is a danger that about 1.5 million veterans will be homeless. Risk is defined as being below poverty level, exceeding 50% of family income. It includes families with disabilities, loneliness and non-workers.

Almost all homeless veterans are men (about 3% are women), the majority are singles, mainly from the poor, disadvantaged. Homeless veterans are older than homeless non-retirees and are also educated. But, like the general population of homeless men, about 45% of homeless veterans suffer from psychosis and slightly over 70% suffer from alcohol and other substance abuse It is. It is a question. About 56% are African American or Hispanic

Veterans are more likely to experience homeless than civilians. As with average homelessness, homeless risk increases significantly if there is a veteran's socio-economic status, a history of mental illness and / or substance abuse. However, due to veterans' military duties, this population is at higher risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), both of which are the most important risk for homelessness It is considered. One of the factors. In the study of drug treatment against veterans in 2015, we screened homeless of these patients and found that the prevalence of homeless in veterans using opioids was 10 times that of the average veterans.