With shootings down, community-based violence programs are seen as key

Services offered by community groups are limited by lack of sustainable funding, advocates say

Anti-violence efforts lowered gun violence. That offers hope, experts say

Bill would give groups a stable funding source but NJ lawmakers are on summer break

Urging state lawmakers to pass legislation that would enable Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for these programs

The response in NJ to the US surgeon general’s declaration that gun violence is a public health crisis

The Paterson Healing Collective is striving for a summer free from shootings

Officers fatally shot Seabrooks while responding to his mental health emergency

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

Thirty teenagers graduated from Safe Summer Teen Club, a program designed to teach them coping skills

The bill would also establish a Community Crisis Response Advisory Council

Paterson Healing Collective is looking to raise thousands to help fund a scholarship and send aid to Seabrooks’ family.

The problem is larger than what a state takeover can fix

Attorney general hopes listening to community concerns will start to heal ‘fundamentally broken’ trust

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

Members of Paterson Healing Collective say they could have saved Seabrooks' life

Paterson police killing again forces question of how officers handle people in distress

The footage shows what happened in the hours between the first calls for help and when Najeee Seabrooks was shot

A pastor and members of Paterson Healing Collective discuss the shooting of Najee Seabrooks

NJ set to expand program that joins mental health teams with police