At-risk youth

A mural-covered hallway at an IDJJ youth center in East Garfield Park, Chicago.

Teaching incarcerated youth, UChicago law students find new perspectives on legal system

Law School seminar expands debate on gun rights, free speech and other issues

Jan 3, 2022

Person walking through alley

Family trauma increases likeliness of youth homelessness

Jun 26, 2019

Kids holding up pipes to make a tube

Study: Chicago counseling program reduces youth violence, improves school engagement

May 25, 2018

Youth participants

Chicago jobs program reduces youth violence, Urban Labs study shows

Jun 29, 2017

BAM

Intervention dramatically lowers violent crime arrests for at-risk teens

Jun 28, 2016

USA

Chapin Hall partners with 22 communities across U.S. to end youth homelessness

Mar 16, 2016

Person in hoodie standing alone in alley

Chapin Hall initiative seeks better estimate, understanding of homeless youth

Jun 25, 2015

Crime Lab to study three programs in effort to reduce youth violence in Chicago

Jun 9, 2015

Summer jobs for disadvantaged kids tied with drop in violent crimes; mentoring may be the key

Article cites Crime Lab research, which finds summer job programs reduced violent crimes arrests among participants by 43 percent

Dec 4, 2014

Associated Press

Chicago summer jobs program for high school students dramatically reduces youth violence

Dec 4, 2014