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In Focus: Behavioral Health among Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Presented by National Health Care for the Homeless Council National Health Care for the Homeless Council | This issue of In Focus provides a synthesis of recent literature on behavioral health issues among homeless youth. It gives an overview of the homeless youth population, prevalence of behavioral health issues, factors that can impact these issues, […]

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Connecting Veterans to Social Security Disability Benefits: A Key Component to Ending Veteran Homelessness

Connecting Veterans with Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits is a critical step to increasing income stability for Veterans and their families, as well as providing health insurance for those who do not qualify for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care. Veterans may be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability

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America’s Youngest Outcasts: State Report Card on Child Homelessness

Presented by National Center on Family Homelessness This report presents the clearest snapshot yet of the 2.5 million children who are homeless each year—where they live and the consequences of their precarious situations. The report documents the extent of child homelessness, child well-being, risk for child homelessness, and policy and planning efforts for each state.

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