Curfews are ineffective at reducing violence. Data from 2021 shows curfew citations among teens have decreased, while incidents stemming from mental health issues have increased.

Youth ages 10-24 provided opinions on a number of pressing issues, including mental health, education and violence. The goal was to learn from them directly about the challenges they face and the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – A 13-year-old Chicago middle school student put her sadness over youth violence into words and won national recognition for her writing. CBS 2's Joe Donlon introduced us to one ...

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

The last few years have not been easy for Black and Latinx Chicago youth. School closings, police violence, the COVID-19 pandemic and continued divestment of neighborhoods have only compounded ...

Coalition urges action on youth mental health, gun violence in Illinois during march on Near North Side by: Brónagh Tumulty , Gabriel Castillo Posted: Jun 9, 2024 / 07:37 PM CDT ...

Some young people in the Chicago area are taking action to try to reduce gun violence. The teens say they are talking to their peers, using social media for good. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7.

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. ... and ...

Chicago’s problems are everyone’s problems. So what are we going to do about crime? In the spring, when temperatures rise in Chicago, so does crime. And when crime spikes in Chicago, we feel ...

CHICAGO — November is National Homeless Youth Awareness month, a time to recognize what some experts call an “invisible problem” in Chicago, where 12,000 young adults find themselves without ...