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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

Access to Government Services

Every citizen has the right to access our government and its services. However, some groups may be excluded, underserved, or underrepresented. The Public Policy Center has worked to ensure our government and its services are available to every sector of society. The Public Policy Center has been examining racial and ethnic inequities from people who are both working in and/or affected by the justice system in Nebraska. Through these efforts legislation has been changed to regularly update jury pools and lists of residents eligible for jury service, as well as addressing opportunities for minorities in Nebraska’s judicial and legal professions. The Center has also examined access to services for Nebraska residents with developmental disabilities, refugees, and Medicaid recipients.
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Enrollment Projections for Nebraska's Medicaid Insurance for Workers with Disabilities. McGarvey, M.G. (2003 March). 

Neeley, E. (January 2006). Equal Access to Bail Bond. The Nebraska Lawyer.

Estimating the Fiscal Impacts of Changes in Eligibility and/or Premium Requirements for Nebraska's Medicaid Buy-In Program. Rosenbaum, David I. (January 2004). Microsoft Word Document.

Evaluating Court Processes for Determining Indigency. Court Review 43 (1):4-11. Neeley, Elizabeth., Tomkins, Alan (2004).

Expanded Learning Opportunity Report. Herian, M., Shank, N. (2008 August). PDF File

How the Public Views the State Courts: A 1999 National Survey. National Center for State Courts. Williamsburg, VA. (1999 May). PDF Files

The Impact of Earnings of Nebraskans with Disabilities on Their Eligibility for Selected Services and Programs. (2002 December).

Preliminary Evaluation of the Lancaster County Indigency Screener Project. Tomkins, A. and Neeley, E. (2003 January).

The Interface of Employment, Health, Family Support, and Human Services for People with Disabilities in Nebraska. Jensen, L. E. & Willet, J. (2003 June).

Internal Examination and Evaluation of the Nebraska Health and Human Services System Delivery of Personal Assistance Services, An. Wolfe, J. K. and Bailie, L. (2002 May). PDF File

Lancaster County Public Defender Workload Assessment. Neeley, E. (2008 July).

Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Releases Update on Nebraska’s Indigent Defense Systems. Neeley, E. & Keefe, D., The Nebraska Lawyer. (2004 November/December).

Nebraska Judicial Structure and Administration Task Force Final Report. (October 2007). PDF File

The Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Comittee Progress Report. Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force. (2004 February).

The Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Progress Report 2005. Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force. (2006 January).

The Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Progress Report 2006. Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force. (2007 January). PDF File

The Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Progress Report. (2005 February). PDF File

The Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force Final Report. Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force (partially funded by the State Justice Institute). (2003 January). PDF File

Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force/Implementation Committee: The Indigent Defense System in Nebraska: A Update. (2004 October). PDF File

Preliminary Evaluation of the Lancaster County Indigency Screener Project. Tomkins, A.J. & Neeley, E. (2003 January). PDF File

Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts: What Public Opinion Surveys Mean to Judges. Rottman, D.B, National Center for State Courts and Tomkins, A. J., University of Nebraska Public Policy Center. Court Review, 36:3, 24-31.(1999 Fall).PDF File

Race and Justice in Nebraska. Young, M. & Keefe, D. The Nebraska Lawyer. (2004 June). PDF File

Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Courts: Perceptions from Public Hearings. Neeley, E. Court Review, 40: 26-32. PDF File

Recommendations on Creating a Statewide Information Resource for Human Services. Real Choice Project Data Team, University of Nebraska Public Policy Center. (2003 March). PDF Files

Show Me the Money! Identifying Resources Available to Support Expanded Learning Opportunity Programs in Nebraska. Herian, M., Shank, N. (2008 August). PDF File

Summary of Estimating the Fiscal Impacts Of Changes in Eligibility and/or Premium Requirements For Nebraska 's Medicaid Buy-In Program. Rosenbaum, David I. (January 2004).

Neeley, E. & Keefe, D. (2004, November) Update on Nebraska's Indigent Defense Systems. The Nebraska Lawyer, 19-21. (editorial).

Working Together to Increase Diversity in the Legal Profession. Neeley, E. MAPLA Briefings. (2005 Fall). PDF File
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