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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.

To view the full article, click here.

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

Nebraska 2-1-1 Information and Referral System Cost and Benefit Analysis

The purpose of this project was to define, describe, calculate, and present the likfely costs and benefits of implementing and maintaining a 2-1-1 information and referral system in Nebraska. The study included a survey of current information and referral services in Nebraska and a cost/benefit analysis of the technical and practical aspects of implementing and maintaining a 2-1-1 system.

See the Nebraska 211 Website for more information

Key Partners 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bureau of Sociological Research; University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Economics; University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center on Children, Families, and the Law

Funding 
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; United Way of the Midlands

In The News
Dial 211 When You Need Help. (2004, June 30). Lincoln Journal Star.

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


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