· COVID-19 has increased the isolation, food insecurity, and basic needs amongst our most vulnerable veterans.
· Each year, over 6,000 veterans commit suicide, and 9% of the adult homeless population are veterans.¹
· Women veterans are at least twice as likely to be homeless as non-veteran women. and more likely to be single parents.¹
· Almost 1.2 million veterans live below the poverty level and 4-million veterans have a service-connected disability.¹
'TIS THE SEASON OF SERVICE
The Need For More Good Deeds
Making A Difference by Being The Difference
The impact of military service on the children of veterans: A problem not to be ignored despite the uncertainties.
IJE study found that the veterans' children themselves had significantly increased rates of lifetime trauma exposure compared with the matched cohort of adults drawn from the civilian community. These increased rates of trauma exposure could partially account for the increased rates of disorder in veterans' children.
International Journal of Epidemiology - Alexander C McFarlane
¹Pre COVID-19 data from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the U.S. Census Bureau, and National Veteran Suicide Prevention Report.
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