Mental health writer Raven Santana and Zellie Thomas, an organizer with Black Lives Matter Paterson, discuss the around-the-clock initiative

While New Jersey makes progress on fatalities, Black Lives Matter Paterson provides a bridge to emergency help after hours and on weekends

'This ordinance criminalizes being poor outright'

Officers fatally shot Seabrooks while responding to his mental health emergency

Lawmakers pass bill to expand programs that address behavioral health emergencies

Arrive Together program is celebrated amid some concerns

Some changes made, but not yet addressed is what many see as main problem — armed officers intervening instead of mental health experts

Fatal shooting by police of a man in Jersey City last month prompted renewed calls for reforms

The case ostensibly hinges on whether police violated two activists' right to protest

The problem is larger than what a state takeover can fix

Recruits enter the academy at a time of turmoil over policing in the city

Its focus is on a person's overall health and well-being

Najee Seabrooks was a trained antiviolence activist. His death has left those who knew or worked with him struggling to move on

Community members rallied for hours at a city council meeting Tuesday

Toys, care packages, coats and other donations were distributed

Paterson Press reporter Joe Malinconico says "a use of force is as simple as a narcotics officer sees someone with drugs and that person flees."

Two organizations invited hundreds to NJPAC to talk and listen and share ideas about reforming the Newark Police Department.

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