What We Know About Homeless Veterans With Other-than-honorable and Punitive Discharges: Data From the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program.

Eric JutkowitzEllen McCreedyChristopher HalladayJack Tsai

Published in: Military medicine (2024)

The GPD program serves hundreds of homeless Veterans with OTH and Punitive discharges every year, but they seem to be at greater risk for negative health and psychosocial outcomes and do not have the same access to VA services as other Veterans. These findings may inform policy considerations about expanding VA care and opportunities for community providers to serve Veterans with OTH and Punitive discharges.

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