University of Nebraska Public Policy Center


November 7, 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

Information and Referral Data Interoperability: Planning for Disasters

The Coordinated Assistance Network (CAN) helps communities prepare for and respond to disasters. The ability to exchange up-to-date information about resources and clients is central to effective response. The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Computer Science and Engineering analyzed data exports from the CAN system and 211 Helplink (San Francisco) because they were having difficulty exchanging resource information. Through this project, the PPC and Computer Science and Engineering determined the failure points, and made recommendations for this and future data exchanges.

Key Partners
211 Helplink, United Way of the Bay Area (San Francisco, California)
American Red Cross, Disaster Services
RTM Designs
United Way of America
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Computer Science and Engineering
VisionLink

Funding
American Red Cross, Disaster Services

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Lead Contact:
Name: Nancy Shank
E-mail: nshank@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-5687