Gone Elvis

Here are some quick facts about America’s contemporary military and the issues these men and women are facing:

• The number of homeless female veterans (about 6,500) has doubled in the last decade.
• Women are believed to be 4 times as likely to be homeless as men according to the VA.
• There are an estimated 1000 suicide attempts per month by veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.
• The divorce rate, already high, is double for women in the military compared to men.
• Many veterans don’t even think of themselves as veterans.
• PTSD is the leading cause of homelessness and associated substance abuse.
• There are still more than 70,000 troops scheduled to return home.