A 9-year-old Koabie Mincey happened by his mother’s window in Newark one afternoon in the summer of 2008. What he saw beyond the walnut brown shade and black fire escape shook him. So much so, it ...

This Mix of Therapies Is Helping to Stop Youth Violence in Chicago A violence prevention program is pairing cognitive behavioral therapy with other support to keep high-risk teens out of jail.

Tag: youth violence prevention Chicago BUILD pledges resilience and resistance vs. Trump by Dan Haley April 15, 2025 ...

Homelessness, literacy problems and violence are among them. The issues and statistics are sobering, yet new research shows Chicago youth can be resilient if they get the help they need.

Chicago youth violence prevention programs like "Choose to Change" have shown significant success in reducing violent behavior. The University of Chicago Crime Lab’s research shows a 39% ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Young people are engaging their communities to prevent violence in a brand-new City of Chicago program. The youth Peacekeepers Program participants say they have made a difference ...

Since its inception, GKMC, a youth-led community organization, has focused its efforts on reducing inter-communal violence and over-policing while working to flip negative perceptions about youth. “A ...

Chicago introduces the Cycle Breakers initiative to combat violence through youth engagement and community collaboration.

CHICAGO — Dozens took to the streets on the Near North Side on Saturday in an effort to make life better for young people in Illinois. Members of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public ...

Transforming the neglected neighborhoods of the Chicago metropolitan area into healthy, progressing, and violence-free communities is the goal pursued by a local nonprofit organization for over a ...

Chicago is a national outlier for cases of misconduct at the hands of police and at all costs has protected the dangerous officers responsible.