New Jersey's Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program secured a $10 million grant in the form of American Rescue Plan funds, TapInto reported Jan. 23.
The program aims to help clinicians provide trauma informed approaches to gun violence victims to reduce retaliatory violence. Launched three years ago, the program has helped more than 180 people.
"These innovative violence intervention programs support survivors of gun violence from the very early stages of their healing journey to help disrupt the cycles of violence that have claimed the lives of too many New Jerseyans," Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement to TapInto.
The funds will be distributed among the following hospitals and their community partners:
$1,028,850
- HMH Jersey Shore Medical Center (Neptune Township) and Project HEAL
- Jersey City Medical Center and Anti-Violence Coalition of Hudson County
- St. Joseph's Medical Center (Paterson) and Paterson Healing Collective
$866,400
- AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (Pomona) and AtlantiCare Behavioral Health
- Capital Health System (Pennington) and Violence Intervention for the Community Through Outreach Recovery
- Foundation for University Hospital and Newark Community Street Team, Newark Community Solutions, Urban League of Essex County
- Inspira Health Network and Life Worth Living
- Newark Beth Israel Hospital and Newark Community Street Team
- Trinitas Regional Medical Center (Elizabeth) and YWCA of Union County
$809,218
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (New Brunswick) and Middlesex County
$639,759
- Center for Family Services and Cure 4 Camden