Barriers to Psychosocial Services Among Homeless Women Veterans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15414174 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alison B Hamilton, Alison Brown (0000-0003-3998-7212, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, corresponding author), Ines Poza (Los Angeles County Department of Health Services), Vivian Hines (VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System), Donna L Washington (0000-0001-7917-4609, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 52-68 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1533-256X • E-ISSN: 1533-2578 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1533256x.2012.647584 |
| PMID | 26617471 |
| OpenAlex | W2036131856 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 29 |
Veterans comprise a disproportionate fraction of the nation's homeless population, with women veterans up to four times more likely to be homeless than non-veteran women. This paper provides a grounded description of barriers to psychosocial services among homeless women veterans. Three focus groups were held in Los Angeles, CA, with a total of 29 homeless women veterans. These women described three primary, proximal (current) barriers: lack of information about services, limited access to services, and lack of coordination across services. Compared to non-veteran homeless women, women veterans potentially face additional challenges of trauma exposure during military service, post-military readjustment issues, and few services specific to women veterans. Understanding their service needs and experiences is critical to the development of relevant and appropriate services that move homeless women veterans away from vulnerability, into safety
Computer security · Environmental health · Focus group · Military personnel · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Service member · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Employment and Welfare Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 1.15 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |