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Daniel Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor at the Mandel School and the director of the Begun Center.

Mandel’s Daniel Flannery highlights the need for tailored approaches to youth violence

In Chicago, cognitive behavioral therapy shows promise curbing youth violence
NPRDaniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, highlighted the need for tailored approaches to youth violence. Programs such as Chicago’s Choose to Change show how cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can rewire trauma responses and reduce violence.