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

Gambler’s Assistance Program Evaluation Project

The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Nebraska's Gamblers Assistance Program in order to inform policy-makers about possible changes and improvements to the program. The program has four specific goals:

Conduct a formative evaluation of the Gamblers Assistance Program
Establish an ongoing participatory process for evaluation relevant to quality improvement for policy makers and service providers
Provide technical assistance for service providers, policy makers and stakeholders about collection, analysis, and use of evaluation information
In partnership with the state of Nebraska , pursue external funding to conduct an outcome evaluation of the Gamblers Assistance Program

Key Partners
Behavioral Health Division of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Funding
Behavioral Health Division of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes from August 28, 2008
Meeting Minutes from September 25, 2006
Meeting Minutes from October 23, 2006

Overview of Evaluation
PDF Overview
Powerpoint Overview