Family members insist that 25-year-old Victoria Lee was no threat, and officers knew it

Bill requires regular exam by state AG. Advocates say it’s a ‘step in the right direction’

Advocates say more police accountability is needed when mental health emergencies turn fatal

Officers fatally shot Najee Seabrooks in 2023 after a stand-off. Seabrooks was suffering a mental health crisis

Seabrooks was experiencing a mental health crisis when police shot him in March 2023

The Assembly is set to vote Thursday on a bill that would dictate when police officers can use deadly force

The groups urge NJ Supreme Court to reject restoration of city control

Advocates push for promise of Seabrooks-Washington legislation to be fulfilled

The state expanded the programs after police shot and killed people in mental crisis

Groups say Department of Health should direct how state delivers funding to them

Andrew Washington’s death prompted some reforms, but advocates question their implementation

Jim McGreevey says there’s more understanding but not enough action

How people in mental health crisis are responded to has become an urgent policy issue

Paterson police reforms one year after fatal police shooting, Newark’s impact on global fashion

Officers fatally shot Seabrooks while responding to his mental health emergency

Groups gather a year after activist Najee Seabrooks was killed by Paterson police

Under Gov. Murphy’s budget plan, Arrive Together would get additional $9.5M

Lawmakers pass bill to expand programs that address behavioral health emergencies

Conservation fights, drug crisis, police-community relations, school policies and more

New approach to mental-health and emotional-distress calls