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November 8, 2009NU | UNL | UNMC | UNO | UNK | IANR 

News and Events

Nebraska DHHS Awarded Grant Money for Suicide Prevention

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services was notified last week it will receive $500,000 per year for 3 years to implement best practices to prevent youth suicide. The grant is from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the US Department of Health and Human Services. The Department of Health and Human Services will work with the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center and Interchurch Ministries of Nebraska to carry out grant activities and evaluate project progress.

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For more information, go to the Nebraska Suicide Prevention Project page

Great Plains Chapter of Association of Threat Assessment Professionals is Official

At the annual conference this August for the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP), the National Board approved the formation of a new Chapter. This new chapter, named for the Great Plains region, will serve professionals engaged in threat assessment or management in Nebraska and surrounding states.

The first meeting to “kickoff” the new ATAP-Great Plains chapter was Friday, October 16, hosted in Lincoln, Nebraska near the University of Nebraska- Lincoln campus. A full day of events was planned, including a Welcome from Rick Sheehy, the Lt. Governor of Nebraska, and a series of educational presentations, a business meeting, and ended with a Professional Networking Reception.

This is part of the Public Policy Center’s Threat Assessment Research Project. For more information CLICK HERE

Citizen Input for Budgeting and Performance Management in Lincoln

The long-term goal of the project is to enable public managers and policymakers/elected officials to be intentional and evidence-based in selecting the components of their citizen involvement techniques used in budgeting, performance measurement, and management processes. This will maximize the value for both citizens and managers.

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Nebraska Minority Justice CommitteeNebraska Minority Justice Committee

The Nebraska Minority Justice Committee (MJC) is a unique statewide collaboration that works to develop and implement just and sustainable policy reforms that will not only improve the system of justice but will also strengthen public trust and confidence in our laws and court system. The Committee is a joint effort of the Nebraska State Bar Association and the Nebraska Supreme Court, appointed by the Supreme Court in May of 2003 in response to a Task Force’s two-year investigation of racial and ethnic bias and discrimination in Nebraska’s justice system.

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NE211.org

ne211.org

The ne211.org website is a collaboration of Nebraska organizations working to ensure that individuals have an easy means to search for health and human service agencies and programs and find the help they need. Ne211.org combines resource information from organizations who maintain databases on several thousand agencies, programs, and services across the state. The ne211.org database is updated on an ongoing basis.

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Public Policy Center Supports Development of Interoperable Communications

The Public Policy Center provides technical assistance to the Nebraska Wireless Interoperable Network (N-WIN) Council, Nebraska Council of Regions and Nebraska's Emergency Management Planning/Exercise/Training Regions across the state in support of Nebraska's development of interoperable communications. Governor Dave Heineman activated phase one of the network on September 23, 2009.
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