Book Signing

Please join Dr. Selwyn Rogers of the University of Chicago Medicine Trauma Center as well as Institute for Nonviolence Chicago Founder and CEO, Teny Gross, and Chicago CRED Founder, Arne Duncan, for a book-signing and discussion about the important work underway in Chicago to reduce gun violence.

In his new book, "Healing the Gun Violence Epidemic", Dr. Rogers spells out the incalculable damage caused by the epidemic of gun violence and the promising "public health" solutions from community violence intervention (CVI) organizations that have helped contribute to a 60-year low in shootings in Chicago.

The author will sign and give away 100 free copies of his book.

Healing the Gun Violence Epidemic: Ending Violence, Rebuilding Communities, and a Trauma Surgeon's Vision for Restoring Hope

For readers seeking solutions to finally end the gun violence that kills tens of thousands of people each year in the United States— from a Harvard-trained trauma surgeon treating victims in Chicago

Healing the Gun Violence Epidemic shares the stories of the victims Dr. Rogers has met in his work, and the lessons he’s taken from bearing witness to so much trauma. The book traces the origins of gun violence in the South Side—including decades of generational poverty bred from too little aid—and compares the lives of the young people he treats to his’ own path: from humble beginnings to using his Ivy League education to aid others and, he hopes, to end the cycles that have kept countless people trapped in never-ending agony. In the end, Dr. Rogers shares his insights into what policies have failed and which solutions have succeeded—making him believe that the devastation and trauma can end—not just in Chicago, but across the United States.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Selwyn O. Rogers Jr., MD, MPH, FACS, is a widely respected surgeon and public health expert. As founding director of the University of Chicago Medicine Trauma Center, Dr. Rogers is building an interdisciplinary team of specialists to treat patients who suffer injury from life-threatening events, such as car crashes, serious falls and gun violence. His team works with leaders in the city's trauma network to expand trauma care on the South Side.

Dr. Rogers also serves on the Board of Directors for the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago and Chicago CRED.

SPONSORED BY