What would non-police first responders look like?

Reimagining Justice This Month | July 2020 Reimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism. What Would Non-police First Responders Look Like?, The Appeal/NowThis News Police officers can spend as little as 1% of their time responding to violence.… Continue reading What would non-police first responders look like?

N.J. awards $20M to address trauma and violence in hospitals

Reimagining Justice This Month | February 2020 Reimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism. To combat gun violence, N.J. awards $20M to hospitals for intervention programs New Jersey isn’t the first state to see how violence intervention can… Continue reading N.J. awards $20M to address trauma and violence in hospitals

Prioritizing the Community | Reimagining Justice This Month

Reimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism. Prioritizing the Community: Funding Alternatives to Reduce Reliance on the Justice System in Oakland The city of Oakland is becoming a leading model for hospital- and community-based violence intervention programs. These… Continue reading Prioritizing the Community | Reimagining Justice This Month

California can save more lives…learn how

We want to invite you to an important event tomorrow evening at the State Building in Oakland. Here’s what’s happening: Right now, the state invests about $9 million annually in what’s called the California Violence Intervention & Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program. CALVIP funds innovative, proven approaches to interrupting violence, building community safety, and saving lives.… Continue reading California can save more lives…learn how

Care, Dignity, and Respect: A Survivor’s Perspective

Lisa Good (right) is the founder of Urban Grief

Some people are born into a vocation—whether it’s teaching, making art, or training to be a physician. They know from an early age and pursue their goals with laser focus. For others a career path winds and shifts directions as life intrudes and uncovers opportunities that weren’t previously apparent. Lisa Good belongs in that latter… Continue reading Care, Dignity, and Respect: A Survivor’s Perspective

From Trauma to Trust: Police and Community Collaborative Training

This spring, Equal Justice USA is continuing to lead an effort to facilitate healing and build trust between the community and police with a goal of better responses to trauma in the wake of violence. A team of facilitators will be leading trainings on trauma-informed responses to violence with the Newark Police Department and Newark… Continue reading From Trauma to Trust: Police and Community Collaborative Training

Trauma-Informed Justice in Philadelphia | Reimagining Justice This Month

Reimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism. Philadelphia Judges Move Slowly Toward Being Trauma-Informed, The Notebook Philadelphia’s Working to Restore Adolescents’ Power program brings trauma to the center of decision-making for youth who have been charged with a crime.… Continue reading Trauma-Informed Justice in Philadelphia | Reimagining Justice This Month