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STOP SHOOTIN graffiti

Signs asking for an end to gun violence are found across Chicago.

Bill Healy

STOP SHOOTIN graffiti

Signs asking for an end to gun violence are found across Chicago.

Bill Healy

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Researchers say Chicago needs trauma-informed treatment for gun violence survivors

A recent study found young men in some Chicago neighborhoods face greater risks than U.S. troops did in war zones.

Signs asking for an end to gun violence are found across Chicago.

Bill Healy
By Sarah Stark
   

A team of researchers compared risk of violence in Chicago to risks that faced troops in Iraq and Afghanistan war zones. Their findings are sobering, and they say survivors of gun violence need resources to address trauma.

Reset talks to one of the researchers and a local reporter.

GUESTS: Brandon Del Pozo, Brown University researcher and former police officer

Frank Main, staff reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times

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