Chris Melde, Michigan State University (IMAGE)

Michigan State University

Chris Melde, Michigan State University

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"Youth who join a gang are much more likely to have mental health issues, and then being in the gang actually makes it worse," said Chris Melde, Michigan State University criminologist.

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Michigan State University

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