In 2021, I co-founded the Trauma Recovery and Prevention of Violence Program (T.R.A.P. Violence) to address not only the physical but emotional and psychological impact of firearm violence on youth.

Chicago's Hidden Gems: 13-year-old student honored for essay on youth violence 04:33. CHICAGO (CBS) – A 13-year-old Chicago middle school student put her sadness over youth violence into words ...

Dr. Ken Wilson, a trauma surgeon at University of Chicago Medicine and a POP volunteer, ... Doctors McGee and Wilson said the impact of violence on youth today makes the work POP does life-saving.

Through the first six months of 2025, Chicago recorded the fewest number of homicides in a decade. Several community organizations have focused on providing opportunities for youth to help combat ...

The UCAN Chicago program, who works with underserved youth, hosted a peace pledge Wednesday in response to the typical ...

In the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago's south side, nearly 100 people were shot last year, and many of the young people living there will tell you the violence weighs on them.

Chicago has one of the highest rates of gun deaths of any major city in the country and some on the front lines say that’s rooted in a history of racism, violence and inequality dating back ...

A Better Chicago’s 2025 State of Our Youth report has identified mental health struggles, community violence, and chronic absenteeism as the most prominent challenges facing young people in the ...