Community Led First Responders
In 2019, Salvation and Social Justice held a series of public hearings in cities across the state to document the experiences of Black communities throughout New Jersey when interfacing with the police. Each emotional account described some degree of violence, abuse, or misconduct at the hands of police by residents.


Say Their Names
These collective accounts, justified by the Force Report, a 16-month investigation on statewide police use of force, were the beginnings of a larger conversation around policing in this state and tasked residents with reimagining what public safety in our communities should and could look like. THE TRAGIC LOSS OF OUR BELOVED BROTHERS NAJEE SEABROOKS AND ANDREW WASHINGTON WAS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT A COMMUNITY LED APPROACH TO THE STATE’S MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WAS A MORAL IMPERATIVE.
WE DID IT
Governor Murphy signs Seabrooks-Washington Act
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In a victory for racial justice and public health, Governor Murphy signed S4250/A5326, the “Seabrook-Washington Community-Led Crisis Response Act, which would establish community-led crisis response teams as an alternative to police for nonviolent, substance use, mental and behavioral health calls. Below is more information on the road to this historic Act.
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