Leveraging the power of #NeighborhoodScience to help our community and civic partners build safer, healthier, more equitable neighborhoods @NorthwesternU
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CORNERS leverages the power of innovative science and engaged partnerships to promote safer, healthier, more equitable neighborhoods youtube.com/watch?v=maiIZNog…
Our @AVPapachristos joined a national cohort of interdisciplinary scholars convened by @CouncilonCJ to answer a consequential question: What explains the recent US homicide decline?
64% of the experts identified CVI expansion as a top contributing factor to the homicide decline.
OUT TODAY: The U.S. has seen a dramatic, unexpected shift in homicide. After surging in 2020, the rate fell sharply from 2022-2026 and is now at its lowest level since at least 1900.
Why has homicide dropped so much, so fast, and in so many places? ⤵️
counciloncj.org/whats-drivin…
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Here's a quick look of the Peacekeepers Program 2025 Trends & Impact Report from the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science @cornersresearch cornersresearch.org/projects…
Deep gratitude and congratulations to Soledad!
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How do journalists turn research into stories that shape policy and public understanding?
Join @MedillSchool and IPR experts Louise Kiernan, @natalieymoore, and Charles Whitaker on November 10 for a discussion on bridging journalism and social science. Register here: spr.ly/60167O6Xi
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Join us in Chambers Hall on Monday at noon for a talk by Andrew Papachristos on "Community Violence Intervention at the Crossroads: Old Questions, New Evidence, and the Future of Public Safety." spr.ly/6019ACYXL
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IPR faculty are tackling urgent challenges—from wage theft and water insecurity to sentencing reform and gun violence. In statehouses, courtrooms, city halls, and beyond, our experts ensure evidence guides policy decisions.
Read more: spr.ly/6014fNChK
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Most street outreach workers, who stop gun violence before it starts, don’t earn enough to meet their needs, @CornersResearch's Soledad Adrianzén McGrath & @AVPapachristos write in @SouthSideWeekly. In Illinois, the Home for Good bill aims to fix that.
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Gun violence isn’t random—it spreads through communities like a virus. On this National Gun Violence Awareness Day, discover how @CornersResearch applies network science and partners with community violence intervention organizations to make neighborhoods safer. spr.ly/60164EpUG #WearOrange #NationalGunViolenceAwareness
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How does research shape policy decisions? How can we bridge the gap between academia and policymaking? Join us today at 12 p.m. to learn from local experts as we discuss how research is used (or not used) in designing and implementing public policy. Register now: spr.ly/601227PMM
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Community violence intervention (CVI) is “making a big contribution to public safety in Chicago,” @AVPapachristos told @WBEZ about research by @CornersResearch showing shootings dropped in parts of the city where anti-violence workers mediate conflicts. “The fact that people are carrying guns less, going to prison less, that’s a huge win for everybody.”
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'The Peacekeepers Program aims to ... reduce group-related conflicts among those at highest risk for gun violence involvement.' #NowReading 'New @cornersresearch Report Highlights Impact of Illinois’ Peacekeeper Program' metropolitanpeaceinitiatives…
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Last week leaders from @MPInitiatives, @CP4POfficial,
@ilpeaceproject, @ChicagoCred , @CornersResearch and other community violence intervention (CVI) organizations from across the country gathered together for the CVI Narrative Change Workshop put on by @TheHAVI!
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"Each short film in the streaming “Firsthand: Peacekeepers” series highlights the efforts of a Chicagoan who aims to calm disputes on the city’s streets." #NowReading '5 people working to prevent Chicago violence profiled in WTTW docs' chicago.suntimes.com/movies-…
Tune in tonight for the launch of Firsthand: Peacekeepers. Several of our longtime #CVI community partners are highlighted doing incredible work to disrupt cycles of violence across #Chicago. #FIRSTHANDwttw
Meet the people in Chicago who are working to prevent conflict before it happens and stop it from escalating when it does. Firsthand: Peacekeepers launches Monday, February 17. #FIRSTHANDwttw wttw.com/firsthand
"Today, roughly 2,000 individuals, many with justice-involved backgrounds, are employed doing work only they can do — tapping into the trust and respect they have with people caught up in the streets to make their communities safer."
IL state legislators Justin Slaughter and Robert Peters cited several of CORNERS' most compelling findings in their op-ed in today's @Suntimes.
Read the full editorial here -> chicago.suntimes.com/other-v…
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At @CornersResearch, @AVPapachristos and his team are working with community and civic partners to reduce gun violence and improve the health and safety of neighborhoods.
Watch the video to learn more: spr.ly/6014IE7CG
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How should we evaluate gun violence prevention programs?
In @undarkmag, @AVPapachristos argues that prioritizing randomized trials could hinder potentially life-saving community-based interventions. spr.ly/6015xcyhl
CORNERS Faculty Director @AVPapachristos will speak alongside Mayor Johnson and other stakeholders at tonight's 'The State of Our City' townhall hosted by @wttw. Tune into the stream at 5:30 pm CST.
On February 3, WTTW and @mbmhmc present a town hall moderated by @BrandisFriedman, with a live audience to address the challenges of concerned Chicago residents.
Speakers include Mayor Brandon Johnson, @AVPapachristos and other community stakeholders.
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ALT A graphic that reads: WTTW & My Block My Hood My City present The State of Our City. Monday, February 3 at 5:30 p.m. Streaming on wttw.com, PBS App, YouTube and Facebook. Broadcast: Chicago Tonight
Learn more about how our unique focus on neighborhoods and networks helps address gun violence in Chicago and beyond. youtu.be/maiIZNogT38?si=-zs8…