There’s another level of trauma survivors of violence in Chicago can face that goes beyond their physical injuries. They could lose their jobs — and then their ability to pay rent — or lose public benefits like food stamps while they spend weeks or months recovering in the hospital.
Enter Carly Loughran, an attorney with Legal Aid Chicago. She’s part of a new initiative at UChicago Medicine in Hyde Park that aims to help victims of violence, such as those who are shot or stabbed, with their civil legal needs.
