Homelessness is an overall issue that each society in America manages. There are numerous conditions that reason individuals to end up destitute, for example, unemployment, devastations occasions, individual and mental issues, and so on. However there are associations to help decrease the amount of individuals who are destitute, homelessness is still expanding enormously in the present society. Veterans are known to be a major level of the general population who are impoverished in the world. Homelessness
Veterans: A Social Problem Homelessness is a social problem which can be characterized by sociostructural causes such as inequities in society or a lack of resources, as well as individual issues such as mental illness and substance abuse (Greengaulgh & Minnery, 2007). Historically there has been a debate on whether homelessness is an individual issue or a societal issue. How society approaches homelessness depends on the political tone and public awareness. Homelessness is a social problem that not
conditions in overcrowded or substandard housing” (NCHV.org). To get a better understanding of homeless veterans, it is good to learn statistics of who these people are and reasons why these veterans are left homeless. According to NCHV.org, causes of homelessness in veterans are due to “extreme shortages of affordable housing, livable income and access to health care” (NCHV.org). Veterans can also be left with war side effects like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), drug abuse, or alcohol abuse
struggles of being homeless, especially the veterans. The ones who were once protecting the flag are now sleeping under bridges. They took their sacrifice, now it our time to take ours. It’s up to all of us to get these veterans off the street and end homelessness. When they were serving they had our backs, now we need to show them we have theirs. All veterans deserve better than being homeless. “Each year, about 150,000 veterans become homeless—about one in 10 former military men and women”, said Dennis