HOMELESSNESS AMONG WOMEN VETERANS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE RISK FACTORS
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2017-12-20Author
Graham, Staceyann
0000-0002-0375-3126
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Background: As more women joined the armed forces the population of women veterans inevitably increased and with it so did the rates of women veteran homelessness. Women veterans are a unique group of women who also possess protective factors from homelessness, yet are 3 to 4 times likely to become homeless than non-veteran women. The purpose of this systematic review is to glean from other articles and studies what the risk factors for women veteran homelessness are. Method: A systematic review of 7 articles were conducted using the PRISMA method as a guideline for selecting the articles. Results: 5 articles were female veteran focused and 2 had female veterans as a sub-group. Articles were categorized in 3 groups, Military Risk in General, Trauma as a Risk Factor, and Women Veterans' Perspectives on Risk Factors for homelessness. Conclusion: Traumatic experiences of all types have been the repeated theme in the articles reviewed. And, no singular traumatic type can be pin-pointed as the cause of women veterans' homelessness.