Income Support Needs and Bedside Legal Assistance for Patients Recovering From Violent Injuries
In this cohort study, patients recovering from violent injuries had nearly universal legal needs, particularly for income support with public benefits. Legal assistance may be a pragmatic solution, infrequently leveraged in addressing violence, that can increase access to income support and other public benefits programs.
Authors
- Bradley Stolbach
- Elizabeth L. Tung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6898-1106)
- Tanya L. Zakrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6061-431X)
- Franklin Cosey-Gay
- Selwyn O. Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1887-127X)
- Rhea Pillai
- Angelo Nigro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0802-6825)
- Nisha Sen-Gupta
Institutions
- Chicago Department of Public Health (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.38044
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.13
Funders
- U.S. Department of Justice
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention