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However, contemporary, population-based data on the prevalence, correlates, and mental health burden of homelessness among veterans are lacking.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291722000617_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data were analyzed from the 2019\u20132020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study, a nationally representative survey of veterans (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 4069). Analyses examined the prevalence and correlates of homelessness, as well as the independent associations between homelessness and current probable psychiatric conditions, suicidality, and functioning.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291722000617_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The lifetime prevalence of homelessness was 10.2% (95% confidence interval 9.3\u201311.2). More than 8-of-10 veterans reported experiencing their first episode of homelessness following military service, with a mean of 10.6 years post-discharge until onset (<jats:sc>s.d.<\/jats:sc> = 12.6). Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), cumulative trauma burden, current household income, younger age, and drug use disorder emerged as the strongest correlates of homelessness (49% of total explained variance). Veterans with a history of homelessness had elevated odds of lifetime suicide attempt, attempting suicide two or more times, and past-year suicide ideation [odd ratios (ORs) 1.3\u20133.1]. They also had higher rates of current probable posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive, generalized anxiety, and drug use disorders (ORs 1.7\u20132.4); and scored lower on measures of mental, physical, cognitive, psychosocial functioning (<jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic> = 0.11\u20130.15).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291722000617_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>One in ten U.S. veterans has experienced homelessness, and these veterans represent a subpopulation at substantially heightened risk for poor mental health and suicide. 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