Introduction The homeless population in the United States continues to grow rapidly. Homelessness has been a public health problem for many decades. These individuals often feel that society has turned a blind eye to them. This at-risk population is seen by society as lazy or has chosen to live a street life, but if you were to examine this population closely you would see that there is more to this at-risk population than what society has labeled them . The forces that influence homelessness are many. Social forces such as family breakdown, addiction and mental illness combine with structural forces such as lack of affordable housing, insufficient health services and poor economic conditions. Many would never know that our veteran population makes up a huge number of homeless people. The goal of this article is to provide an in-depth review of the literature, a review of group interventions, and a critique of current group interventions. Literature Review of the Homeless Population Homelessness affects approximately 1.5 million Americans each year in the United States today (Brown, Thomas, Cutler, & Hinderlie, 2013). For decades America has portrayed its homeless population as alcoholic men. That description has changed today. Many homeless people include families, children and women. Further studies are showing that the new homeless population is made up of younger, single women. Minorities have contributed significantly more to the homeless population than ever before. Families with young children currently represent the fastest growing element of the homeless population (Fischer & Breakey, 1991). The definition of homelessness is often defined by the 1987 Congress Mckinney-V...... middle of document.... ..nity Ment Health J 43: 527–544.Somers, JM, Rezansoff, SN, Moniruzzaman, A., Palepu, A., & Patterson, M. (2013).Housing First reduces recidivism among formerly homeless adults with mental disorders: results of a randomized controlled trial. Plos ONE, 8(9), 1-8.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0072946Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, 42 USC 11431 (1987)Tsai, J., Mares, AS, & Rosenheck, RA (2012) . Do homeless veterans have the same needs and outcomes as non-veterans?. Military Medicine, 177(1), 27-31.Tsai, J., Pietrzak, R., & Rosenheck, R. (2013). Homeless veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan: Gender differences, combat exposure, and comparisons with previous groups of homeless veterans. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 40(5), 400-405. doi:10.1007/s10488-012-0431-y