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- Title
Migration by Veterans Who Received Homeless Services From the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Authors
Metraux, Stephen; Treglia, Dan; O’Toole, Thomas P.; O'Toole, Thomas P
- Abstract
We examined migration patterns among 113,400 homeless veterans, focusing on the prevalence and the basic geographic patterns of this migration. Data were for all veterans who initiated use of Veterans Affairs homeless services in 2011 or 2012; and we followed them using Veterans Affairs administrative records for up to 2 years following this initial contact. Results showed that 15.3% of the veterans migrated across regions while homeless. Those who were homeless for longer periods were more likely to migrate, and migration, were it to occur, was most likely earlier on in veterans' homelessness episodes. There were no clear geographic correlates that explained the dynamics of this migration as, overall, in-migration tended to roughly balance out-migration in a region. These findings suggest that concerns about the extent of migration and its impact on localities are exaggerated, but also sets forth an agenda for more in-depth study of these data to gain a deeper and more expansive understanding of this phenomenon.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HOMELESS veterans; MEDICAL care of veterans; UNITED States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; IMMIGRATION law; HOMELESSNESS; SERVICES for veterans; COMMUNITY health services; HOMELESS persons; VETERANS; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; BODY movement
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2016, Vol 181, Issue 10, p1212
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00504