At-risk youth

Collegiate Scholars youth-led symposium

Collegiate Scholars youth-led symposium

High school students gather to discuss causes and solutions to youth violence.


City cites Crime Lab data in funding innovative youth program

City cites Crime Lab data in funding innovative youth program

Sen. Durbin visits Chicago-based groups confronting youth violence
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Sen. Durbin visits Chicago-based groups confronting youth violence

The University of Chicago Crime Lab and Becoming A Man, along with other locally based projects, “are programs that work” against youth violence, Sen. Dick Durbin said after a Wednesday, Aug. 8 presentation at the Sinai Community Institute. “We h...

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Teaching social skills cuts Chicago youth violence — study

Teaching social skills cuts Chicago youth violence — study


Chapin Hall to house center aimed at tackling youth violence

Chapin Hall to house center aimed at tackling youth violence

Urban youth cope with neighborhood violence in diverse ways

Urban youth cope with neighborhood violence in diverse ways

UHI-led community forum to discuss solutions for curbing youth violence

UHI-led community forum to discuss solutions for curbing youth violence

University of Chicago and non-profit organizations team up to reduce youth gun violence, improve school outcomes in Chicago

University of Chicago and non-profit organizations team up to reduce youth gun violence, improve school outcomes in Chicago

University of Chicago project will help identify promising projects to fight Chicago gun violence

University of Chicago project will help identify promising projects to fight Chicago gun violence

Micere Keels

Micere Keels

Title: Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Human Development; Founding Director, The TREP Project

Expertise: At-risk youth, Inequality and poverty

Departmental website: https://humdev.uchicago.edu/directory/micere-keels