The Perspectives on Chicago Gun Violence project allowed CGVRC graduate student fellows and faculty to conduct interviews with key stakeholders of Chicago gun violence and organizational efforts to prevent it. These interviews provide an in-depth and candid perspective on gun violence from a diversity of stakeholders.
CGVRC Student and Faculty Fellows | Chicago Gun Violence Research Collaborative
On February 24th, the Chicago Gun Violence Research Collaborative (CGVRC) Faculty-Fellow teams presented their projects. A video of each presentation can be viewed, below:
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Examining the Landscape of Gun Violence Resources in Brighton Park (Myles Castro, Ruthie Charendoff, Caitlyn Silhavy) [19:15]
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Fatal Firearm Injuries During the COVID-19 Pandemic and “Stay at Home” Order (Ashley Wolf, Marisela Angulo, Brice Jones, Farah Rahman) [14:24]
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Violence Interruption during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chicago (Jazmin Morales, Shaun Bhatia, Terry Williams) [14:50]
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A full report of the qualitative aspect of this project is available, here
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Building Consensus on Calls to Defund the Police (Amanda Barry, Michael Harley, Dan Schober*) [14:44]
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Our City, Our Safety Overview & Indicators (Mariah Van Ermen, Policy Advisor for Research and Data at the Office of the Mayor) [21:54]
Daniel J. Schober, Apoorva Raikwar, and Nicole Li | Center for Community Health Equity, Working Papers
The purpose of the present study is to provide an annotated bibliography as a point-in-time assessment of Chicago-based gun violence research literature from 2018 to 2020. This bibliography is intended to inform Chicago-based scholars, students, and practitioners of gun violence research in the Chicago region.
Alice Burgess, Terry Williams, and Harrison Pidgeon | Health Equities & Social Justice Conference
This poster presentation, presented on August 2019, describes themes from key informant interviews conducted with community stakeholders of gun violence in Chicago. Results of this work were also featured in an interview on Chicago Tonight.
Noam Ostrander, Alice Burgess, Terry Williams, and Dan Schober. | Health Equity & Social Justice Conference
This was the closing panel talk from the 2019 Health Equity and Social Justice conference. Panelists discuss lessons learned from the Chicago Gun Violence Research Collaborative.
Myles Castro and Dan Schober | Center for Community Health Equity
To better understand gun violence on the community level, the Chicago Gun Violence Research Collaborative conducted key informant interviews with community leaders in four Chicago communities impacted by gun violence. Interviews focused on community perceptions and possible solutions for addressing gun violence in Chicago. Analysis of the interviews were presented, followed by a discussion with a panel of community leaders.
Myles Castro and Dan Schober | Center for Community Health Equity
To better understand gun violence on the community level, the Chicago Gun Violence Research Collaborative conducted key informant interviews with community leaders in four Chicago communities impacted by gun violence. Interviews focused on community perceptions and possible solutions for addressing gun violence in Chicago. Analysis of the interviews were presented, followed by a discussion with a panel of community leaders.
Daniel J. Schober, Bijou R. Hunt, Maureen R. Benjamins, Nazia S. Saiyed, Abigail Silva, Fernando G. De Maio,
Sharon M. Homan | American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Using data from the National Vital Statistics System for 2008–2017, this study calculated age-adjusted homicide mortality rates (per 100,000) for the total, White, and Black populations in the 30 biggest cities, and the U.S. Black-to-White rate ratios were calculated to examine homicide mortality across the time periods. Results show that homicide mortality increased slightly across the U.S. and most cities from 2008 to 2017. The majority of cities faced high homicide mortality rates and large inequities. Black–White disparities in homicide remain substantial at the national and city levels. These findings can inform city leaders in their efforts to address the homicide, violence, and racial inequities associated with them through the implementation of policies and programs.
Samuel R. Bunting, Maureen R. Benjamins, and Sharon M. Homan | Sinai Urban Health Institute
This policy brief examines federal, state, and local gun laws, and their relevance to reducing the toll of gun violence in Chicago and improving the safety of all Chicagoans, particularly in light of research demonstrating that firearm laws directly correlate with death rates.
Veronica Fitzpatrick, Jackie Jacobs, Myles Castro and Maureen Shields
In this report, SUHI Evaluator, Veronica Fitzpatrick completed an extensive study of nonfatal gun violence trends at Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH) and the experience of patients at MSH and Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital and their transition back into community settings, as well as recommendations for strengthening care and reducing trauma.