He has worked as provider, supervisor, researcher, and consultant for almost 30 years addressing violence and other stressors in Chicago and other low-income urban communities in major metropolitan areas in the U.S. Dr. Abdul-Adil is currently the Co-Director of the Urban Youth Trauma Center, a member of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), and he is Chair Emeritus of the NCTSN Community Violence Committee.