Department of Veterans Affairs.
An estimated 7,000 - 8,000 female veterans are homeless in the U.S. The most in the nation's history, and their numbers are expected to increase as more women return home. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2006.
Nearly 400,000 veterans experience homelessness over the course of a year |
Department of Veteran Affairs' Office of Policy, Planning, and Preparedness, 2006
By the year 2020, the number of female veterans is expected to have doubled |
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Women make up about 5% of homeless veterans, up from 3% 10 years ago. Congressional Research Service Report.
A woman who has served in the military is up to four times more likely to be homeless than a non-veteran woman Department of Veterans Affairs
The prevalence of potential Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among new OEF/OIF female veterans, who were treated at the VA between fiscal year 2002 and 2006, has grown dramatically from approximately 1 (1'0 in 2002 to nearly 19% in 2006. . |
Department of Veterans Affairs
Roughly 40% of the hundreds of homeless female veterans of recent wars have said they were sexually assaulted by American soldiers while in the military officials said. |
"Vital Mission: Ending Homelessness Among Veterans".
Female veterans are more likely to experience severe housing cost burden than male veterans. They represent only 7% of veterans but 13 .5% of veterans with severe housing cost burden. Lack of affordable housing is a primary catalyst for homelessness among all veterans. |
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