John Jones, Fayetteville's first Office of Community Safety director, sat down with the Observer to talk about his goals for ...

Youth organizers expressed gratitude for Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago alderpersons who listened to young people.

The City Council failed to override Mayor Johnson’s veto of an ordinance allowing for temporary curfews for teens on Wednesday.

Bay Area youth violence prevention groups see younger crowds, social media concerns Youth-based violence occurs when people between the ages of 10 to 24 intentionally use physical force or power ...

Students at East Chicago Central High School attend Project Outreach Prevention's Peace, Love & Unity tour Thursday, April 30, in celebration of National Youth Violence Prevention Week.

Chicago middle schooler wins writing contest, headed to national summit Lee used real experiences growing up in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood to write her essay.

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.

Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson stood together to praise new findings crediting a violence prevention program for reductions in crime.

In Chicago, cognitive behavioral therapy shows promise curbing youth violence The program, which focuses on mentoring and therapy, relies on the idea that most violent crimes are emotional, not ...

In Chicago, cognitive behavioral therapy shows promise curbing youth violence By Meg Anderson Published February 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM PST Listen • 4:18 ...

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. "It affect me as ...

How It Came Together The program, which is spearheaded by nonprofits Youth Advocate Programs and Brightpoint, was born from a 2015 design program launched by UChicago’s Crime Lab to crowdsource youth ...