Gun violence survivors face many challenges returning to past work or finding new jobs after their injury. Inadequacies within the safety net of victim assistance and disability programs designed to provide financial support means many of these survivors struggle financially.
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1. Many factors prevent gun violence survivors from working after their injury.
2. Inadequacies within safety net programs means some gun violence survivors may participate in illicit markets for income, putting them at heightened risk for reinjury.
3. Community programs in impacted neighborhoods are stepping up to help survivors.
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Some gun violence survivors go through a grueling process to obtain Social Security disability benefits, which are designed to provide financial support to people who can no longer work due to long-term disabilities. For those who do succeed, they often find that the benefits are not enough.
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1. Applying for Social Security disability is a demanding process.
2. Gun violence survivors face unique challenges when applying for Social Security disability.
3. The monthly benefits provided to disability recipients are very modest, in some cases below the poverty line.
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More than half of American adults have experienced gun violence or cared for someone who has, and gun-related crimes leave many of these survivors forgotten, untreated, and left to pick up the pieces of their lives without the support they need. Trauma recovery centers serve as a rare, and underfunded, safety net of comprehensive case management and mental health services to survivors of violence for free.
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