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How Treating Teens’ Trauma Is Stopping Violence in Chicago

Dec 18, 2025
28 mins

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Episode Description

A Chicago violence prevention program is pairing cognitive behavioral therapy with intensive mentoring and wraparound support to help high-risk teens avoid incarceration.


Guests:

Nour Abdul-Razzak, Research Associate, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy; Research Director, University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab

Charles Branas, Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Toni Copeland, Director of Student Supports and Violence Prevention Programs, Chicago Public Schools

Jennifer Doleac, Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice, Arnold Ventures

Jasper Guilbault, Therapist, Brightpoint

Gary Ivory, President and CEO, Youth Advocate Programs

Julie Noobler, Director of Mental Health and Wellness, Brightpoint

T-Man


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