Community leaders, new coordination center work toward addressing root causes of Chicago violence

“If we proactively looked at this situation, we knew what the outcomes and results would be right? But let’s take it a little step further,” Hazzard told the Englewood group. “When you think about the developmental brain of a 15-,16-, 17-year-old, when you think about the fact that the brain isn’t fully developed until 25, so we have 15-, 16-, 17-year-olds in these high stress situations. They are in a high trauma community, right? So proactively, what resources do we need?”