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- Title
Universal Screening for Homelessness and Risk for Homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration.
- Authors
Montgomery, Ann Elizabeth; Fargo, Jamison D.; Byrne, Thomas H.; Kane, Vincent; Culhane, Dennis P.
- 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.
- Subjects
HOMELESSNESS; HOMELESS persons; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL screening; PRIMARY health care; RESEARCH funding; RISK assessment; UNITED States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; DISEASE prevalence; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PREVENTION
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2013, Vol 103, Issue S2, pS210
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2013.301398