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| Safe Start Research In the designated Chicago Safe Start communities, Englewood & Pullman, out of a population of 18,992 children under the age of 5, approximately 13,000 have heard a gunshot and 2,600 witnessed someone attacked with a knife. Most service providers are not aware of the impact of exposure to violence or how to identify children who have been exposed. |
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| Survey
Results from Harvard |
Englewood |
Pullman |
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| Child heard gun shot(s) | 76.7% |
62.8% |
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| Child experienced physical punishment by caregiver in the past year | 72.4% |
72.0% |
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| Child witnessed somebody shoved, kicked, punched | 46.7% |
52.3% |
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| Primary caregiver victimized by partner violence in the past year | 26.1% |
23.5% |
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