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November 7, 2009NU | UNL | UNMC | UNO | UNK | IANR 

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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

NEBHANDS Project

The purpose of this project was to coordinate a statewide, federally-funded project to eliminate services barriers, ensure access to care, and maximize resources in the state's behavioral health care system.The long-term goal was to ensure affordable and accessible behavioral health care to all people in Nebraska through an integrated system that maximizes the potential of the community- and faith-based organization communities. See the Nebhands website at http://nebhands.nebraska.edu.

Key Partners
University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Nebraska Department of Agriculture (via the Farm Mediation Program); medical and behavioral health organizations; primary care and regional social service providers; local health departments; faith-based organizations; community-based institutions; consumer and family advocates; the business community; schools; community foundations; the justice and law enforcement systems; and state, local, and federal policymakers

Funding
A three-year, $3.7 million Compassion Capital Fund grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services

In The News
Grant to Coordinate State Behavioral Health Care. (2002, October 10). Scarlet.
Nebraska Gets $3.7 Million in Faith-based Grant Funds. (2002, October 3). Lincoln Journal Star.
Mental-health Project Gets $3.7 Million. (2002, October 3). Omaha World Herald.
HHS Awards $30 Million to Help Level Playing Field for Faith-based and Community Institutions. (2002, October 3). U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Press Release.
Grant Aids State Behavioral Health Care System. (2002, October 2). UNL News Release.
Grant Aids Coordination of State Behavioral Health Care Service System. (2002, October 2). UNL News Release.

Lead Contact:
Name: Mark DeKraai
E-mail: mdekraai@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-1496


Staff Researchers:

Name: Denise Bulling
E-mail: dbulling@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-1509

Name: Stacey Hoffman
E-mail: shoffman@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-4673

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

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