
FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence | Preview
Preview: Season 7 Episode 7 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Exploring the personal stories of people affected by gun violence in Chicago.
The number of gun violence victims in Chicago may fluctuate, but the psychological trauma in many neighborhoods is constant. How do wounded communities heal? FIRSTHAND: GUN VIOLENCE explores the personal stories of people whose lives have been affected and how each, in their own way, is transforming pain and struggle into hope and action.
Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Wyncote Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence | Preview
Preview: Season 7 Episode 7 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The number of gun violence victims in Chicago may fluctuate, but the psychological trauma in many neighborhoods is constant. How do wounded communities heal? FIRSTHAND: GUN VIOLENCE explores the personal stories of people whose lives have been affected and how each, in their own way, is transforming pain and struggle into hope and action.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- The truth is my son is gone, and it will never bring him back.
- My friend was killed on her way home from school.
- [TINA] Turning tragedy into hope and action.
- Everything I went through, and everything I'm going to go through, I know I have a good support system.
- I know I've meant something to someone else just based off me showing up.
- [TINA] From WTTW, Firsthand Gun Violence on Local, USA.
FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence | Mothers Supporting Mothers
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How do we support community members after the loss of a loved one to gun violence? (1m 28s)
FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence | The Mental Impact on Youth
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For Chicago youth, the streets can be a high-stress ordeal, or life-or-death experience. (2m 2s)
FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence | Trailer
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Exploring the personal stories of people affected by gun violence in Chicago. (56s)
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipFunding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Wyncote Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.