Universal screening for homelessness and risk for homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration

A.E. Montgomery, J.D. Fargo, T.H. Byrne, V. Kane and D.P. Culhane

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue S2, S210-S211

Abstract: We examined data for all veterans who completed the Veterans Health Administration's national homelessness screening instrument between October 1, 2012, and January 10, 2013. Among veterans who were not engaged with the US Department of Veterans Affairs homeless system and presented for primary care services, the prevalence of recent housing instability or homelessness was 0.9% and homelessness risk was 1.2%. Future research will refine outreach strategies, targeting of prevention resources, and development of novel interventions.

Keywords: adolescent; adult; aged; female; government; homelessness; housing; human; male; mass screening; Mental Disorders; middle aged; organization and management; prevalence; risk factor; social care; statistics and numerical data; United States; young adult; article; government; homelessness; housing; mass screening; mental disease; organization and management; statistics; United States, Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Female; Homeless Persons; Housing; Humans; Male; Mass Screening; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Public Assistance; Risk Factors; United States; United States Department of Veterans Affairs; Young Adult, Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Female; Homeless Persons; Housing; Humans; Male; Mass Screening; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Public Assistance; Risk Factors; United States; United States Department of Veterans Affairs; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301398

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