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  1. Shaeffer K. The changing face of America’s veteran population. Pew Research Center. Published November 2023. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/11/08/the-changing-face-of-americas-veteran-population/ 

  2. US Congress Joint Economic Committee. 10 Key facts about veterans of the post-9/11 era. November 2015. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/db43918e-66f0-4096-8704-ffde681459cd/veterans-day-fact-sheet-2015-final.pdf 

  1. US Census Bureau. Census Bureau releases new report on veterans. June 2, 2020. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2020/veterans-report.html 

  1. Harington KM, Quaden R, Steele L, et al; on behalf of the Va Million Veteran Program. The Million Veteran Program 1990-1991 Gulf War era survey: an evaluation of veteran response, characteristics, and representativeness of the Gulf War era veteran population. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024;21(1):72. doi:10.3390/ijerph21010072  

  1. Vespa J. Aging veterans: American's veteran population in later life. American community survey reports. July 2023. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2023/acs/acs-54.pdf 

  1. Amaral EFL, Pollard MS, Mendelsohn J, Cefalu M. Current and future demographics of the veteran population, 2014–2024, Project MUSE. Popul Rev. 2018;57(1):28-60. doi:10.1353/prv.2018.0002 

  2. US Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development Service. Rural vs. urban ambulatory health care: a systematic review. May 2011. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/esp/ambulatory-REPORT.pdf  

  3. Boscarino JJ, Figley CR, Adams RE, Urosevich TG, Kirchner HL, Boscarino JA. Mental health status in veterans residing in rural versus non-rural areas: results from the Veterans’ Health Study. Mil Med Res. 2020;7(1):44. doi:10.1186/s40779-020-00272-6  

  4. US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research & Development.  VA research on rural health. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.research.va.gov/topics/rural_health.cfm 

  1. US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Rural Health. Rural veterans. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/aboutus/ruralvets.asp 

  1. Gawron LM, Pettey WBP, Redd AM, Suo Y, Gundlapalli AV. Distance to Veterans Administration medical centers as a barrier to specialty care for homeless women veterans. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017;238:112-115. 

  2.  US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Health Equity. National veteran health equity report 2021. Focus on Veterans Health Administration patient experience and health care quality. Updated February 15, 2023. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.va.gov/healthequity/nvher.asp 

  3.  US Government Accountability Office. VA health care: Office of Rural Health efforts and recommendations for improvement. Published January 11, 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-107245 

  4. Syracuse University, D’aniello Institute for Veterans & Military Families. The employment situation of veterans. January 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IVMF-Employment-Situation-of-Veterans-January-released-February-2024.pdf 

  5.  Blue Star Families. 2018 Military Family Lifestyle Survey, executive summary. 2018. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://bluestarfam.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2018MFLS-Executive-Summary-DIGITAL-FINAL.pdf 

  6. Teeters JB, Lancaster CL, Brown DG, Back SE. Substance use disorders in military veterans: prevalence and treatment challenges. Subst Abuse Rehabil. 2017;8:69-77. doi:10.2147/SAR.S116720 

  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Homeless Programs. Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. Updated January 3, 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/pit_count.asp 

  8. US Department of Labor Statistics. TED: The economics daily. January 16, 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/unemployment-rate-at-3-7-percent-in-december-2023.htm 

  9. Parker K, Igielnik R, Barroso A, Cilluffo A. The American veteran experience and the post-9/11 generation. Pew Research Center. September 10, 2019. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/09/PSDT.10.09.19_veteransexperiences_full.report.pdf 

  10. VA aims to house 41,000 homeless veterans in 2024. Government Executive. March 14, 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/03/va-aims-house-41000-homeless-veterans-2024/394933 

  11. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Care Services; Committee to Evaluate the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services. Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services. National Academies Press; 2018. doi:10.17226/24915 

  12. Meffert BN, Morabito DM, Sawicki DA, et al. US veterans who do and do not utilize Veterans Affairs health care services: demographic, military, medical, and psychosocial characteristics. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2019;21(1):18m02350. doi:10.4088/PCC.18m02350 

  13. American Association of Suicidology. 2023 National veteran suicide prevention annual report. February 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://suicidology.org/2024/02/06/2023-national-veteran-suicide-prevention-annual-report/ 

  14. US Department of Veterans Affairs. Department of Veterans Affairs fiscal years 2022-28 strategic plan. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://department.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/va-strategic-plan-2022-2028.pdf 

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References
  1. Shaeffer K. The changing face of America’s veteran population. Pew Research Center. Published November 2023. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/11/08/the-changing-face-of-americas-veteran-population/ 

  2. US Congress Joint Economic Committee. 10 Key facts about veterans of the post-9/11 era. November 2015. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/db43918e-66f0-4096-8704-ffde681459cd/veterans-day-fact-sheet-2015-final.pdf 

  1. US Census Bureau. Census Bureau releases new report on veterans. June 2, 2020. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2020/veterans-report.html 

  1. Harington KM, Quaden R, Steele L, et al; on behalf of the Va Million Veteran Program. The Million Veteran Program 1990-1991 Gulf War era survey: an evaluation of veteran response, characteristics, and representativeness of the Gulf War era veteran population. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024;21(1):72. doi:10.3390/ijerph21010072  

  1. Vespa J. Aging veterans: American's veteran population in later life. American community survey reports. July 2023. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2023/acs/acs-54.pdf 

  1. Amaral EFL, Pollard MS, Mendelsohn J, Cefalu M. Current and future demographics of the veteran population, 2014–2024, Project MUSE. Popul Rev. 2018;57(1):28-60. doi:10.1353/prv.2018.0002 

  2. US Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development Service. Rural vs. urban ambulatory health care: a systematic review. May 2011. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/esp/ambulatory-REPORT.pdf  

  3. Boscarino JJ, Figley CR, Adams RE, Urosevich TG, Kirchner HL, Boscarino JA. Mental health status in veterans residing in rural versus non-rural areas: results from the Veterans’ Health Study. Mil Med Res. 2020;7(1):44. doi:10.1186/s40779-020-00272-6  

  4. US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research & Development.  VA research on rural health. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.research.va.gov/topics/rural_health.cfm 

  1. US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Rural Health. Rural veterans. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/aboutus/ruralvets.asp 

  1. Gawron LM, Pettey WBP, Redd AM, Suo Y, Gundlapalli AV. Distance to Veterans Administration medical centers as a barrier to specialty care for homeless women veterans. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017;238:112-115. 

  2.  US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Health Equity. National veteran health equity report 2021. Focus on Veterans Health Administration patient experience and health care quality. Updated February 15, 2023. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.va.gov/healthequity/nvher.asp 

  3.  US Government Accountability Office. VA health care: Office of Rural Health efforts and recommendations for improvement. Published January 11, 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-107245 

  4. Syracuse University, D’aniello Institute for Veterans & Military Families. The employment situation of veterans. January 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IVMF-Employment-Situation-of-Veterans-January-released-February-2024.pdf 

  5.  Blue Star Families. 2018 Military Family Lifestyle Survey, executive summary. 2018. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://bluestarfam.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2018MFLS-Executive-Summary-DIGITAL-FINAL.pdf 

  6. Teeters JB, Lancaster CL, Brown DG, Back SE. Substance use disorders in military veterans: prevalence and treatment challenges. Subst Abuse Rehabil. 2017;8:69-77. doi:10.2147/SAR.S116720 

  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Homeless Programs. Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. Updated January 3, 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/pit_count.asp 

  8. US Department of Labor Statistics. TED: The economics daily. January 16, 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/unemployment-rate-at-3-7-percent-in-december-2023.htm 

  9. Parker K, Igielnik R, Barroso A, Cilluffo A. The American veteran experience and the post-9/11 generation. Pew Research Center. September 10, 2019. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/09/PSDT.10.09.19_veteransexperiences_full.report.pdf 

  10. VA aims to house 41,000 homeless veterans in 2024. Government Executive. March 14, 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/03/va-aims-house-41000-homeless-veterans-2024/394933 

  11. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Care Services; Committee to Evaluate the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services. Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services. National Academies Press; 2018. doi:10.17226/24915 

  12. Meffert BN, Morabito DM, Sawicki DA, et al. US veterans who do and do not utilize Veterans Affairs health care services: demographic, military, medical, and psychosocial characteristics. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2019;21(1):18m02350. doi:10.4088/PCC.18m02350 

  13. American Association of Suicidology. 2023 National veteran suicide prevention annual report. February 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://suicidology.org/2024/02/06/2023-national-veteran-suicide-prevention-annual-report/ 

  14. US Department of Veterans Affairs. Department of Veterans Affairs fiscal years 2022-28 strategic plan. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://department.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/va-strategic-plan-2022-2028.pdf 

References
  1. Shaeffer K. The changing face of America’s veteran population. Pew Research Center. Published November 2023. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/11/08/the-changing-face-of-americas-veteran-population/ 

  2. US Congress Joint Economic Committee. 10 Key facts about veterans of the post-9/11 era. November 2015. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/db43918e-66f0-4096-8704-ffde681459cd/veterans-day-fact-sheet-2015-final.pdf 

  1. US Census Bureau. Census Bureau releases new report on veterans. June 2, 2020. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2020/veterans-report.html 

  1. Harington KM, Quaden R, Steele L, et al; on behalf of the Va Million Veteran Program. The Million Veteran Program 1990-1991 Gulf War era survey: an evaluation of veteran response, characteristics, and representativeness of the Gulf War era veteran population. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024;21(1):72. doi:10.3390/ijerph21010072  

  1. Vespa J. Aging veterans: American's veteran population in later life. American community survey reports. July 2023. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2023/acs/acs-54.pdf 

  1. Amaral EFL, Pollard MS, Mendelsohn J, Cefalu M. Current and future demographics of the veteran population, 2014–2024, Project MUSE. Popul Rev. 2018;57(1):28-60. doi:10.1353/prv.2018.0002 

  2. US Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development Service. Rural vs. urban ambulatory health care: a systematic review. May 2011. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/esp/ambulatory-REPORT.pdf  

  3. Boscarino JJ, Figley CR, Adams RE, Urosevich TG, Kirchner HL, Boscarino JA. Mental health status in veterans residing in rural versus non-rural areas: results from the Veterans’ Health Study. Mil Med Res. 2020;7(1):44. doi:10.1186/s40779-020-00272-6  

  4. US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research & Development.  VA research on rural health. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.research.va.gov/topics/rural_health.cfm 

  1. US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Rural Health. Rural veterans. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/aboutus/ruralvets.asp 

  1. Gawron LM, Pettey WBP, Redd AM, Suo Y, Gundlapalli AV. Distance to Veterans Administration medical centers as a barrier to specialty care for homeless women veterans. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017;238:112-115. 

  2.  US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Health Equity. National veteran health equity report 2021. Focus on Veterans Health Administration patient experience and health care quality. Updated February 15, 2023. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.va.gov/healthequity/nvher.asp 

  3.  US Government Accountability Office. VA health care: Office of Rural Health efforts and recommendations for improvement. Published January 11, 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-107245 

  4. Syracuse University, D’aniello Institute for Veterans & Military Families. The employment situation of veterans. January 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IVMF-Employment-Situation-of-Veterans-January-released-February-2024.pdf 

  5.  Blue Star Families. 2018 Military Family Lifestyle Survey, executive summary. 2018. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://bluestarfam.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2018MFLS-Executive-Summary-DIGITAL-FINAL.pdf 

  6. Teeters JB, Lancaster CL, Brown DG, Back SE. Substance use disorders in military veterans: prevalence and treatment challenges. Subst Abuse Rehabil. 2017;8:69-77. doi:10.2147/SAR.S116720 

  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Homeless Programs. Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. Updated January 3, 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/pit_count.asp 

  8. US Department of Labor Statistics. TED: The economics daily. January 16, 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/unemployment-rate-at-3-7-percent-in-december-2023.htm 

  9. Parker K, Igielnik R, Barroso A, Cilluffo A. The American veteran experience and the post-9/11 generation. Pew Research Center. September 10, 2019. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/09/PSDT.10.09.19_veteransexperiences_full.report.pdf 

  10. VA aims to house 41,000 homeless veterans in 2024. Government Executive. March 14, 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/03/va-aims-house-41000-homeless-veterans-2024/394933 

  11. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Care Services; Committee to Evaluate the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services. Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services. National Academies Press; 2018. doi:10.17226/24915 

  12. Meffert BN, Morabito DM, Sawicki DA, et al. US veterans who do and do not utilize Veterans Affairs health care services: demographic, military, medical, and psychosocial characteristics. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2019;21(1):18m02350. doi:10.4088/PCC.18m02350 

  13. American Association of Suicidology. 2023 National veteran suicide prevention annual report. February 2024. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://suicidology.org/2024/02/06/2023-national-veteran-suicide-prevention-annual-report/ 

  14. US Department of Veterans Affairs. Department of Veterans Affairs fiscal years 2022-28 strategic plan. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://department.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/va-strategic-plan-2022-2028.pdf 

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