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Homeless Veterans Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan: Gender Differences, Combat Exposure, and Comparisons with Previous Cohorts of Homeless Veterans

Authors: Jack Tsai, Robert H. Pietrzak, Robert A. Rosenheck

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 5/2013

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Ending homelessness among veterans is a national priority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Homelessness has been a public health problem for over three decades and veterans are of particular concern given their military service for the country. Yet there is little understanding of the risk of homelessness and of the unique characteristics and clinical needs of homeless veterans who served in Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND). …

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Title: Homeless Veterans Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan: Gender Differences, Combat Exposure, and Comparisons with Previous Cohorts of Homeless Veterans
Authors: Jack Tsai
Robert H. Pietrzak
Robert A. Rosenheck
Publication date: 01-09-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 5/2013
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-012-0431-y

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