Recent reports made by the USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families offer a viable approach for addressing the growing number of homeless veterans in the U.S., especially female veterans struggling after service or deployment. At the moment, over 34,000 female veterans in the country homeless, many of them with children who are equally affected by the burden.

Experts are now lobbying for a paradigm shift that focuses more on prevention. Veterans Affairs is estimated to be currently spending about $136,000 in services per homeless veteran, but the number of veterans without homes keep increasing. Many of the female veterans transitioning back to civilian life suffer physical and mental issues and are often left with limited transferable career options.

To help the plight of homeless female veterans, you could take more seriously the key actions being proposed by researchers and nonprofits. One way to address this problem is to help initiate early intervention efforts, if not outright prevention. A huge part of this endeavor is improving awareness of their condition and busting myths associated with the issue. Also, if the definition of both “homeless” and “veteran” were broadened, the government may be able to find ways to increase care and benefit eligibility.

At the same time, you can contribute to the provision of health care and child support for our homeless female veterans. You can promote more awareness among fellow U.S. citizens and aim for more collaborative and coordinated actions geared toward more-effective engagements and assessments, ultimately leading to their acquisition of permanent housing.

Real estate investor Tyler T. Tysdal believes that part of creating a positive impact in society is pursuing conscious capitalism and charitable work. He is active in aiding the plight of victims of domestic violence and homeless female veterans,. More on Mr. Tysdal’s work and advocacies here.