Joy Resmovits

Chicago’s patchwork of victims services has few resources designed to meet the specific needs of those who’ve lost siblings to gun violence. These people are working to fill in the gaps.

This crisis has shattered so many families, including mine. If more people support survivors, we could begin to solve the problem.

The seven participants in The Trace’s Survivor Storytelling Workshop say both the city and state lack policies to help the bereaved.

I’ve carried my trauma every day since I was 11. As a corrections officer, I recognize it in every aspect of the justice system that failed to solve my brother’s shooting.

The police kept me from saying my final goodbye. The experience showed me how cold the justice system can be for survivors.

In the aftermath of a sudden loss, gun violence survivors say they need empathy and guidance from law enforcement.

Philadelphia’s status as the nation’s poorest big city is a major cause of its gunfire.

A City Cast Chicago podcast episode goes behind the scenes of The Trace’s three-month workshop.

Since a city driver was fatally shot on the job in October 2023, the public and transit workers have been asking for more security. In 2025, Philly’s pilot program will start by retrofitting eight buses with plexiglass.

Mensah M. Dean worked with The Philadelphia Citizen to record podcast editions of his stories about the causes and consequences of gunfire in Black America.