Due to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (OEF/OIF), there has been a rise in the needs of veterans, including the needs for veterans who are homeless. Researchers have found that both male and female veterans are overrepresented in the homeless population and the number of homeless veterans has increased due to these conflicts (Perl, 2015). Some factors …show more content…
The study found that male veterans were at a higher risk of homelessness as opposed to women veterans. Around ninety-one percent of homeless veterans are male, as opposed to women making up nine percent of homeless veterans. Race and ethnicity was another area looked at, with the findings that “African American veterans make up 38.8% of the homeless veteran population, compared to 11.3% of all veterans” (Perl, 2015). Lastly, age was a risk factor that impacted veterans becoming homeless. More than fifty-four percent of homeless veterans are 65 or older, veterans between the ages 31-50 have the greatest percentages of