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September 29, 2010 - Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki has made it the VA's goal to eliminate homelessness among veterans within in the next couple of years. Since Sec. Shinseki sent out that call to action, programs have popped up all across the nation on both a federal and state level to help the VA meet that goal.
With the amount of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, the amount of homeless veterans will undoubtedly grow. With those veterans will come thousands of cases of mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Many times, veterans suffering from PTSD or TBI suffer completely debilitating symptoms. When that happens, and they cannot hold down jobs and suffer from behavioral issues that may cause them to end up homeless.
Domiciliary programs help homeless veterans, and there are approximately 35 of them in existence across the nation. Most of these programs give veterans dormitories in which to live. A program being run in Pittsburgh is different, however. In this domiciliary program, veterans live in modern town homes in a more residential setting.
The town homes are grouped together in a housing community containing a community quad. While they live in these town homes, they are also given access to additional services to make their transition from the military to the civilian world as easy as possible.
Veterans in the Pittsburgh domiciliary program will receive 4 months of:
The program serves a secondary purpose as well. While these veterans are transitioning and receiving their therapy, they are among other veterans; people who understand where they are coming from. This connection seems to make a huge difference in their transition.
The success of this program has propelled it to national role model status and more VA domiciliary programs are changing their dormitory style living arrangements into more residential community style living.
Soldiers can return home with a number of conditions, injuries, and aggravated preexisting conditions. If you believe you have a service-connected physical or psychological injury you may be entitled to Veterans’ Disability Compensation.
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