Most Of Chicago’s Youngest Children Live In High-Crime Areas
By Nereida Moreno

Most Of Chicago’s Youngest Children Live In High-Crime Areas
By Nereida Moreno
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A new study from the Erikson Institute shows that most of Chicago’s youngest children live in neighborhoods with high levels of violence — and the problem may be getting worse.
Morning Shift talks to Cristina Pacione-Zayas of the Erikson Institute and Chicago Tribune reporter Peter Nickeas for more on what that exposure to violence means for the health and wellbeing of the city’s kids.
GUEST: Cristina Pacione-Zayas, associate vice president of policy at the Erikson Institute
Peter Nickeas, Chicago Tribune reporter
LEARN MORE: ‘Staggering’ number of children exposed to violence in Chicago; new study says kid population greater in high-homicide areas (Chicago Tribune 7/15/19)