Tuesday, May 7, 2013

VA expands nurses to combat homelessness in Greater Los Angeles

Nurse.com
A February report from The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness showed California has almost 12,000, or 44%, of the nation’s homeless veterans, with more than half of those men and women living on the streets of Greater Los Angeles. However, in pushing to meet the Obama Administration’s goal of ending homelessness among veterans by 2015, the Veterans Administration of Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System saw an estimated 21% decline in its homeless veteran population between 2011 and 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.