Hello! I cover the Northtowns for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at Eileen.Buckley@wkbw.com A new state audit paints a troubling picture of the access to important services for ...

Amid racial injustices laid bare in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, police violence and community turmoil, governments started to invest in a different kind of public safety strategy. This approach ...

Sober On Demand expands into adolescent mental health, intervention, sober companions, and case management, offering ...

Violence prevention and intervention programs have expanded rapidly across the country thanks to support from the Biden-Harris administration. This past June, the U.S. Surgeon General issued its first ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In 2021, the Violence Intervention Program was introduced as a way to try and prevent gun violence by reaching out to victims with the help necessary to break the cycle of violence ...

A nonprofit that works with families in crisis is exploring the possibility of launching a support program in Abilene, but ...

Targeted Outreach: Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Approach to Gang Prevention and Intervention, by Amy J.A. Arbreton and Wendy S. McClanahan, evaluates two programs developed in response to the rise ...

CHARLOTTE — Health officials want to expand an intervention program that provides victims with critical resources as city and county officials also addressed violence as a public health crisis. Atrium ...

Violence intervention programs in some of New Jersey's biggest cities are among the latest New Jersey programs to be hit by federal funding cuts, with the the U.S. Department of Justice cutting $3.5 ...

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley raised awareness to the importance of early childhood intervention programs. A news release says these federally mandated programs serve 13,200 children across ...

PREVENTING VIOLENCE BY GETTING TO THE ROOT CAUSE. THAT’S THE AIM OF AN ALBUQUERQUE PROGRAM. AND NOW IT’S GETTING AN EXPANSION. OH, YES. $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANT MONEY. THESE FUNDS WILL ALLOW FOR ...