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Homelessness and Housing Needs of Native American Veterans Toolkit (v2.0)

Are you or someone you know a Native American Veteran without a home? The Homelessness and Housing Needs of Native American Veterans Toolkit (download) can help untangle some of the complexities and provide you resources.

This Toolkit is intended for…

  • Veterans and their family members
  • VA personnel
  • Community members and organizations
  • Policy makers and program professionals

...who want to assist unhoused Native American Veterans.

In this Toolkit, you will find:

  • Facts about Native American Veterans - the most rural of Veterans - and their military service
  • Culture, history, and Tribal context of housing for Native American Veterans
  • Links to resources, programs, and contact information that can assist unhoused Native American Veterans
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Veteran homelessness has declined over the last decade. Native American Veterans are still over-represented.

What needs to change? This Toolkit  includes recommendations for policy and program improvements. Creative changes may better assist unhoused Native American Veterans, especially for those living on or near Tribal lands.

Are you a Veteran experiencing homelessness?

Please call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838. You can also visit VA Homeless Programs for assistance.

Additional Resource 

Tribal-VHA Partnerships in Suicide Prevention Toolkit

This toolkit provides resources to support VA Suicide Prevention Teams as they build partnerships with Tribes in community-based approaches to suicide prevention. Many parts of the Toolkit may also be relevant for Tribal partners, rural Native Veterans, and Native Veteran family members. The Toolkit includes a guide to building Tribal partnerships; a guide to adapting the VA S.A.V.E. training for use with Tribal communities; and a guide to implementing the adapted S.A.V.E. training in Tribal settings.

Download the Tribal-VHA Partnerships in Suicide Prevention Toolkit.


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Questions about the Toolkits? 

Contact Kristen Frosio or Carol Kaufman
VHA Office of Rural Health (ORH)
Veterans Rural Health Resource Center-Salt Lake City (VRHRC-SLC)
ORH-WR@va.gov
(801) 244-7798

Note: Emails sent to this email address are not secure. Please do not include social security numbers, medical information or other personal data.  

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