In "Survival Mode," "Fault Lines" examines the psychological toll of gun violence on children growing up in Chicago’s most dangerous and neglected communities. The film airs on Sunday, Feb. 14, at 9 p.m. Eastern time/6 p.m. Pacific on Al Jazeera America. | Click here to find Al Jazeera in your area.
In 2015, an average of one person every three hours was shot in Chicago, more than than any other city in the U.S. Over the course of the calendar year, there were nearly 3,000 shooting victims in the Windy City.
According to an American Academy of Pediatrics study released this past June, 14 million, or 1 in 5, children in the U.S. is exposed to violence involving a weapon between the ages of 6 and 17.
"Fault Lines" spoke to several young people living in some of Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhoods who say the threat of violence is ever-present. is certainly home to a sizeable chunk of that number. “If you don’t know somebody that’s gotten shot or that’s gotten killed, you’re weird or something,” said Rosalyn Collins, a 15-year-old high school student from Englewood.
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