Homelessness, literacy problems and violence are among them. The issues and statistics are sobering, yet new research shows Chicago youth can be resilient if they get the help they need.

The foremost thing adults can do is connect youth and families to these resources, providing options rather than stripping them away. Chicago’s young people aren’t a problem to solve.

Have you or someone you know been affected by violence in your community? The following is a list of resources in Chicago that are ready to help.

CHICAGO (CBS) – A 13-year-old Chicago middle school student put her sadness over youth violence into words and won national recognition for her writing.

Because gender-based violence survivors’ problems are not seen as “community issues,” they are treated like an afterthought.

CHICAGO — November is National Homeless Youth Awareness month, a time to recognize what some experts call an “invisible problem” in Chicago, where 12,000 young adults find themselves without ...

Young people are being impacted by gun violence, directly and indirectly. Some young people in the Chicago area are taking action to try to reduce gun violence. The teens say they are talking to ...

This Mix of Therapies Is Helping to Stop Youth Violence in Chicago A violence prevention program is pairing cognitive behavioral therapy with other support to keep high-risk teens out of jail.

Chicago’s problems are everyone’s problems. So what are we going to do about crime? In the spring, when temperatures rise in Chicago, so does crime. And when crime spikes in Chicago, we feel ...

The last few years have not been easy for Black and Latinx Chicago youth. School closings, police violence, the COVID-19 pandemic and continued divestment of neighborhoods have only compounded ...

CHICAGO — Dozens took to the streets on the Near North Side on Saturday in an effort to make life better for young people in Illinois. Members of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public ...