In Texas, the number of homeless veterans has dropped 65% between 2007 and 2020, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
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Homelessness disproportionately affects veterans, but the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that a variety of efforts to help veterans find housing has resulted in the rate dropping 11% in the past three years nationwide and more than 50% since 2010. Texas and California have the two largest veteran populations in the country. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the number of homeless Texas veterans dropped from 5,527 in 2007 to 1,948 in 2020, a 65% decrease.
Blake Harris, director of the Texas Veterans Commission’s Veterans Mental Health Department, said the same factors that contribute to homelessness among the general population are amplified in the veteran community. Harris said traumatic brain injuries from combat and a limited social support network increase the likelihood of a veteran experiencing homelessness.
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