Homelessness Among Our Veterans
Thursday July 10, 2008
A recent article on CNN.com draws attention to the homelessness problem among our veterans. The number of veterans who are homeless is shocking. According to the article, there may be 200,000 veterans who are homeless. Of these, most served in the Vietnam War. However, around 2,000 of them are Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans. Why such high rates of homelessness?
The primary cause of homelessness among our veterans is PTSD. PTSD can negatively affect a person's family life and their ability to work. In addition, PTSD is highly associated with drug and alcohol use which may further increase the risk for homelessness. Check out this interesting article at CNN.com to learn more about this problem, as well as what the VA is doing to respond.
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My name is Christian and I work for MTV True life. True Life is a documentary series that’s been on MTV for 10 years. Each episode of “True Life” is about a different topic. Most of the topics have some global, social or personal importance, like this one. Some of them are about youth culture, like episodes about gamers or cheerleaders. All episodes aim to tell deeply personal stories. There is no host, reporter or narrator. The young people tell their own stories in their own voices. So what we are looking for are veterans of the Iraq War who appear to be 28 years old or younger and have either been diagnosed with PTSD or have symptoms of PTSD. We’re looking for veterans who are willing to share their struggle with PTSD with a national audience. If you or someone you know is interested in speaking with us about participating in this documentary, please contact us at:
ptsd@mtvn.com or tlptsd@gmail.com
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