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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.

To view the full article, click here.

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

Model Nebraska Juvenile Code Project

The purpose of this project was to produce a model Nebraska Juvenile Code to be used as a basis for revision of the current Nebraska Juvenile Code.

Key Partners
Nebraska Administrative Office of the Courts and a Program evaluation team consisting of drug court coordinators, judges, attorneys and services providers.

Funding
Funding was provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts, Probation Administration

In The News
Child Advocate Promoting Action on Juvenile Code Revision. (2003, July). University of Nebraska College of Arts & Sciences.

Lead Contact:
Name: Alan Tomkins
E-mail: atomkins@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-5688


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