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Widest gap of life expectancy is any US city is in these two Chicago neighborhoods: study

By FOX 32 News
Published  March 17, 2023 4:18pm CDT
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Widest gap of life expectancy is any US city is in these two Chicago neighborhoods

Community members and leaders addressed the mental health-related causes and effects of gun violence in the heart of Englewood Friday where life expectancy is only 60 years old.

CHICAGO - Community members and leaders addressed the mental health-related causes and effects of gun violence in the heart of Englewood Friday where life expectancy is only 60 years old. 

An NYU study found that in Streeterville, just a few miles away, life expectancy is 90 years old, representing the widest gap in any U.S. city.

Kennedy-King College hosted Congressman Jonathan Jackson, Health and Human Services Secretary Javier Becerra and Sen. Dick Durbin.

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"We're going to do the things that we can to execute on what Congress gives us the resources to do," said Becerra. "And these 24-hour crisis centers are part of the mix."

Becerra said HHS is working hard to expand access to behavioral health crisis centers to 24-hour access nationwide.