Research Letter

Child Opportunity Index and Access to Firearms Among Adolescents and Young Adults

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.3910

September 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study investigates the association between the Child Opportunity Index and adolescent and young adult firearm access across a large pediatric primary care network in the US.

Corresponding Author: Anireddy R. Reddy, MD, MSHP, PolicyLab, Center for Violence Prevention, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, 9NW102, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (reddya2@chop.edu).

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