More than 500,000 Vets to be Homeless This Year
This is an astonishing figure. The AP reports that more than 500,000 veterans will be homeless this year. That's 1/3 of all homeless men in America.
The VA says about half the nation's homeless veterans have some form of mental illness, and nearly 70 percent struggle with alcohol and drugs.
The VA's statement on homeless vets is here. The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans is here and reports this is a crisis in the making.
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