Homeless Veterans Research Paper

In 1865, Abraham Lincoln gave his 2nd Inaugural Address to the people of the United States. As the speech came to a close, he stated, “To care for him who shall have borne the battle” (Lincoln 2). In this quote, Lincoln was trying to tell the people of the United States, that they needed to help Veterans of war and their families. However, 153 years later, 40,000 United States Veterans are living on the streets or in homeless shelters. These Veterans each day ask themselves where they’re going to find their next meal, and where they’re going to spend the night. Not only that, but many of these Veterans are suffering from diseases and injuring that they sustained in battle. These Homeless Veterans are not receiving help they need from

Many suffer from diseases like Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSS), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). In fact, according to the American Psychological Association, around ⅔ of all Homeless Veterans suffer from PTSS, PTSD, or CTE (DeAngelis 1). While others suffer from depression and chronic pain from injuries sustained while at war. There are ways to treat these diseases and injuries, but sometimes Veterans have trouble reaching out for help. Often times, many Veterans, especially those that are Homeless, are very introverted which makes it difficult for them to talk about their problems. Not only are Homeless Veterans afraid to reach out, but some don’t even know that programs to help them exist. In 2017, Dr. Ali Kalami, a Missouri Western State University professor, and some of his students searched for Homeless Veterans in Missouri. “Kamali said what they found was that there are a number of services to assist homeless veterans with housing and other needs, but many of the homeless veterans were not aware of the services available to them” (Weston 1). This is a major problem because if the Veterans are unaware of these services, what good would these services be doing? For that reason, people like Dr. Ali Kamali are asking the American people to bring more attention to services that help Homeless