“Convenience, Quickness, and Compassion”: Experiences of People Involved in the Criminal‐Legal System Accessing Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Services From a Mobile Unit in Chicago

This study directly involved people with opioid use disorder who were recently involved in the criminal-legal system, a population historically marginalised in healthcare settings, enabling a client-informed approach to service improvement. By centreing their voices through qualitative interviews, the research provides insight into how structural barriers such as incarceration, housing instability, stigma, and limited service availability affect their ability to access treatment. Results from this qualitative study will be discussed with members of the Community Outreach Intervention Projects (COIP) organisation who have lived experience with substance use disorders and living experience with the neighbourhoods these services are offered in. The findings inform actionable strategies to adapt mobile healthcare services to better meet the unique needs of this population, including facilitating access immediately post-release.