Chicago city youth program aims to prevent violence 02:25. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Young people are engaging their communities to prevent violence in a brand-new City of Chicago program.

A teen was shot and critically injured Sunday at a park on the city's Far North Side, police said. Witnesses told ABC7 a children's soccer game was taking place at the time of the shooting.

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

Through the first six months of 2025, Chicago recorded the fewest number of homicides in a decade. Several community ...

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 ...

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 ...

The program is part of a growing trend of CBT-based violence prevention efforts around the country. Research shows that youth who are exposed to high levels of trauma are more likely to struggle with ...

The pilot program focuses on youth and equips them with conflict-resolution, emotional-control and peer-mediation skills.

"We had almost 1,000 youth going for the peacekeeping job alone," said Williams. The 100 peacekeepers hired and trained in de-escalation are working in Chicago neighborhoods most impacted by violence.