Veterans Unemployment Problems

Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Psychology - Forensic Psychology and Penal System, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, language: English, abstract: The goal of the Project Open Arms program is to address two main problems in the veteran community: unemployment and poor and unaddressed mental health. Site facilitators and volunteers will address this problem through the administration of the program. The implementation of the program will make sure that each participant gets the help that they need and will guide them through the optional experimental research that accompanies membership in the program. The goal of this program is primarily to address the above mentioned goals for all clients that come to the program from the veteran community. With the resources (both human and non-human) at the disposal of the program’s administration, mental health and unemployment issues will be issues that will be less of a plague to the veteran community.

Between 2000 and 2011, younger veterans were more likely to be unemployed than younger non-veterans. This difference falls rapidly with age and time. The evidence supports the hypothesis that veteran unemployment reflects engagement in job search. There is little evidence that veterans are disadvantaged in the labor market. Limiting benefits to veterans might reduce the length of unemployment spells, but the budgetary effect is unclear.