Community Safety

Through research, evidence-based programming, and direct service, UChicago is working with community partners on the South Side and beyond to build safer communities, save lives, and heal traumatic emotional wounds inflicted by violence.

Our social work, public policy, and public health faculty work with community organizations to identify the root causes of violence, develop innovative solutions, and deploy strategic programs to reduce crime and restore neighborhoods.

For example, we are working alongside Bronzeville community leaders to eradicate youth violence through a collaborative, comprehensive action plan focused on supporting youth and their families. We also are using our data analytics expertise to advance effective strategies that will promote public safety.

At UChicago Medicine, we offer the city’s only hospital-based program dedicated to helping survivors of violence recover, both physically and emotionally. Our efforts to promote holistic recovery are providing a model for trauma centers across the country.

News

03/27/2024

Southland RISE celebrates 5 years of violence prevention and recovery efforts in Chicagoland

For the past five years, Southland RISE has brought together hospitals, community leaders and other stakeholders to find solutions to violence on Chicago’s South Side and in surrounding suburbs.

02/12/2024

UChicago Crime Lab’s community violence intervention initiative honored at White House

Event highlights first graduates of Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy, focused on reducing gun violence

01/22/2024

UChicago Crime Lab spearheads a national initiative to reduce gun violence and increase fairness in policing

“We're trying to move the needle on gun violence at the national level very quickly to make an impact,” said the Crime Lab’s Founding Executive Director, Roseanna Ander. “And it's a herculean task.”

Profiles

Centers for New Horizons

Bronzeville-based Centers for New Horizons specializes in violence prevention and intervention in addition to employment and workforce development. UChicago Medicine is a proud partner in this work.

Chicago Survivors

Chicago Survivors has used funding from Southland RISE, a collaboration between Advocate Health Care and UChicago Medicine, to support the families of homicide victims.

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