Why Are There Homeless Veterans in America? United States Homeless veterans include a significant number from recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Many suffer from post traumatic stress disorder and severe sleep deprivation, as well as other severe health issues. Often people who have never suffered from the inability to sleep are unaware of how great a toll this takes in preventing those who do from functioning well enough to hold down a steady job. Many veterans have lost civilian jobs due to extended tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, and upon returning home find it very difficult to support themselves and their families. Many who are not currently homeless are in danger of becoming so because of ongoing economic hard times. At least a half million veterans pay over 50% of their income for rent or a mortgage. Estimates of the total number of homeless U.S. citizens range from highly questionable official government statistics of under 1 million to far more likely accurate numbers of 3-5 million, over a million being children. At least 1 in 4 homeless citizens is a veteran or the spouse or child of a veteran.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 11:18:20 +0000
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