Unmet needs of homeless U.S. veterans by gender and race/ethnicity: Data from five annual surveys.
Unmet needs of homeless U.S. veterans by gender and race/ethnicity: Data from five annual surveys.
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按性别和种族/族裔划分的无家可归的美国退伍军人的未满足需求:来自五次年度调查的数据。
DOI:
10.1037/ser0000557
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Blue-Howells,Jessica
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作者:
Tsai,Jack;Mitchell,Lorena;Nakashima,John;Blue-Howells,Jessica
There has been insufficient research on gender, race, and ethnic differences in unmet needs of homeless populations. This study analyzed 5 years of data collected by Project Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education, and Networking Groups (CHALENG) surveys from 2012 to 2016 to examine gender, race, and ethnic differences in “literally homeless” veterans (ie, veterans living in the streets, shelters, vehicles, or any other place not meant for habitation). Of 7,040 participants, there were 6,335 male and 705 female literally homeless veterans from 4 self-identified racial/ethnic categories (White, Black, Hispanic, and Other). The results showed that homeless female veterans were significantly more likely to report unmet needs related to emergency shelter, transitional housing, and dental care than male veterans. Among men, White veterans reported greater unmet needs in housing, healthcare, basic needs, and specialized needs than racial/ethnic minority veterans. Among women, veterans who were racial/ethnic minorities reported greater unmet needs than their White counterparts. These findings suggest programmatic attention to gender, race, and ethnicity is important in addressing diverse needs of homeless veterans and specialized services may be needed to address their specific and consistent unmet needs.(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)