Of the 16.5 million veterans in the United States in 2022, there was an estimated 34,000 veterans experiencing homelessness with another 15,000 living completely unsheltered. According to the Bureau of Prisons for the same year 181,000 veterans were incarcerated in jails, and state and federal prisons. While homelessness rates have DECREASED since 2020, incarceration rates have INCREASED. While overall veteran suicide rates have remained stable at 6,000+, suicides among 18–34 year-olds has dramatically INCREASED.