Access to and Use of Violence Intervention Programs: A Retrospective Analysis of the National American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Firearm Study Research Dataset

Key Points

• This research aims to evaluate the access and utilization of violence intervention programs among various patient demographics.
• Analyzed data from the National American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Firearm Study Research Dataset.
• Identified characteristics of patients receiving violence intervention services.
• Compared access between VIP and non-VIP facilities.
• Higher likelihood of VIP services for assault-related injury patients and Black patients.
• Medicaid recipients and individuals with mental illness also showed a greater tendency to receive VIP services.
• Non-VIP facilities treated many high-risk patients lacking access to violence intervention.

Abstract