What are the risk factors and plights for homelessness among US veterans?

Problem Identification/Research Question
 
Problem Identification/Research Question
Research question: What are the risk factors and plights for homelessness among US veterans?
Homelessness is a condition of lacking “regular, fixed, and sufficient in nighttime residence,” it entails shifting to different types of accommodation, homeless shelters, and places not suitable for human habitation. After thorough research about the topic, three major risk issues for homelessness were evident and shared in all articles. They include low income, severe mental illness, and substance abuse. However, two significant questions arose:
1. Do three risk factors identified in articles directly relate to homelessness among US veterans?
2. Apart from the three risks identified, are there any other factors that put the US veterans at risk of homelessness?
I selected that particular topic due to two main reasons. First, for the past three decades, the issue of homelessness among veterans has been in public discourse. I was interested to know why until 1980, the problem was considered a public health issue. During that time, the American economy was characterized by two economic recessions and a high inflation rate. Curiosity arose on whether the two issues directly related to the rise of homelessness among US veterans. On the verge of looking for the answers to the immediate problems facing them, I was prompted to research the topic. Second, I selected the topic to research on why homeless veterans are a social problem in American today despite several efforts taken to resolve it. In the attempt to look for the answers for the issues, it prompted me to research if there are complicated aspects that function together to technically subject veterans to the condition they are today. Therefore, the choice of the topic is very critical to review many social problems surrounding the issue of homelessness among veterans.