Homeless Veterans 1 .docx Running Head: HOMELESS VETERANS™ SOCIAL POLICIES SWK5002 Hom

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Homeless Veterans 1 .docx Running Head: HOMELESS VETERANS™ SOCIAL POLICIES SWK5002 Homeless Veterans Mental Health Care Social Policies Capella University SWK5002 Mechanism of Discrimination a... nd Oppression Homeless veterans face different forms of discrimination, with housing disparity being the prime issue. In most places, landlords are unwilling to rent houses to veterans because of their HUD VASH vouchers with standardized payments (Ocampo et al., 2014). Usually, the HUD VASH vouchers advocate for issuing low-paying houses to the veterans, which is contrary to the property owners' wishes. Most landlords are in the property business for profit-making; thus, they disregard HUD VASH voucher holders because they lead to low rent returns or losses. Coupled with discrimination in health care, homelessness drives veterans into mental distress. Homeless veterans are segregated and unable to access benefits such as the Affordable Care Act enacted by President Obama. As such, homeless veterans face having various mental, physical, and financial constraints that hinder them from accessing competent medical care. Most of them lack appropriate medical plans and covers that may help them access quality medical services (Ocampo et al., 2014). As such, several of them die from essential health complications such as flu. How Discrimination Impact the Homeless Veterans Housing problems among homeless veterans expose them to multiple issues that often end up with severe repercussions. The majority of them de. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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