Reflect: Would you consider veterans a marginalized population? Why or why not? Consider intersectionality as well.
Disproportionate rates of suicide and homelessness are two factors that indicate veterans do not receive adequate mental health care. What barriers to care, both internal and external, can you identify?
What strengths do you see in this population?
What personal bias might you encounter in working with this population, and how might you combat it?
Videos and links to watch first is down below:
https://greendoors.org/facts/veteran-homelessness.php#:~:text=Veterans%20are%2050%25%20more%20likely,considered%20at%2Drisk%20of%20homelessness.
https://uk.instructure.com/courses/2031160/files/100735026?verifier=9nQi5hrxqGQmCO7aPFmLTBUKteDP2SkqeUqPqgjg&wrap=1
Troubling Veteran Mental Health Facts and Statistics that Need to be Addressed