• Gabrielian S, Koosis ER, Cohenmehr J, Hellemann G, Tuepker A, Green MF, Vazzano JK, Young AS. Factors associated with recovery from homelessness among veterans in permanent supportive housing. Journal of Community Psychology. 2021 Dec 4.
• Lucas CL, Harris T, Stevelink SA, McNamara KA, Rafferty L, Kwan J, Dunn R, Fear NT, Kintzle S, Castro CA. Homelessness among Veterans: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Physical Health, and the Cumulative Trauma of Military Sexual Assault. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Researchx. 2021 Nov 10; 12(3):https://doi.org/10.1086/712991.
• Balut MD, Chu K, Gin JL, Dobalian A, Der-Martirosian C. Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccination among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness. Vaccines. 2021 Nov 3; 9(11).
• Roncarati JS, Byrne TH, McInnes DK. Invited Commentary: Data Sources for Estimating Numbers of People Experiencing Homelessness in the United States-Strengths and Limitations. American journal of epidemiology. 2021 Nov 2; 190(11):2437-2440.
• Jones AL, Gelberg L, deRussy AJ, Varley AL, Riggs KR, Gordon AJ, Kertesz SG. Low Uptake of Secure Messaging Among Veterans With Experiences of Homelessness and Substance Use Disorders. Journal of addiction medicine. 2021 Nov 1; 15(6):508-511.

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• Veterans Do Not Always Receive Appropriate Continuation of OUD Medications During Surgical Hospitalizations
  This study sought to describe practice patterns of perioperative buprenorphine use within VA – and patient outcomes up to 12 months following surgery. Findings showed that the majority of VA surgical patients in this study who received buprenorphine for opioid use disorder experienced a dose hold at some point during the perioperative period despite a trend in clinical guidelines recommending bupr...
  
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• Personal and Community Risk Factors Associated with Unsheltered Homelessness among Veterans
  This study sought to answer the question, “Among Veterans who have experienced homelessness, what distinguishes those who were recently unsheltered from those who were not?” Findings showed that among Veterans experiencing homelessness, being unsheltered correlated with individual (e.g., poverty) and community risk factors (e.g., poor access to shelter). Veterans who reported being unsheltered wer...
  
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• VA Workgroup Consensus Statement on Suicide among Homeless Veterans and What We Still Need to Learn
  This article serves as a consensus statement by the recently formed VA Suicide Prevention among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness Workgroup – and provides a brief overview of current initiatives to prevent suicide among homeless Veterans. This consensus statement also discusses methods of conducting research within this complex subset of the Veteran population, as well as future research endeavor...
  
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• Temporary Financial Assistance Improves Homeless Veterans’ Odds of Becoming Stably Housed
  Temporary financial assistance (TFA) provides funds for rent, utility payments, security deposits, and other housing-related expenses for Veterans who have lost – or are at risk of losing – stable housing. This study sought to determine whether TFA improves housing outcomes for Veterans with housing instability. Findings showed that compared to Veterans not receiving temporary financial assistance...
  
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• Use of VHA Homeless Programs Decreases Suicide
  This study assessed whether participation in VHA Homeless Programs is associated with reduced risk of all-cause and suicide mortality among Veterans with housing instability. Findings showed that the use of VHA Homeless Programs among Veterans reporting housing instability was significantly associated with reduced hazards of all-cause and suicide mortality. More than one-half of Veterans reporting...
  
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