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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

Nebraska Minority Justice Committee

The Nebraska Minority Justice Committee (MJC) is a unique statewide collaboration that works to develop and implement just and sustainable policy reforms that will not only improve the system of justice but will also strengthen public trust and confidence in our laws and court system. The Committee is a joint effort of the Nebraska State Bar Association and the Nebraska Supreme Court, appointed by the Supreme Court in May of 2003 in response to a Task Force’s two-year investigation of racial and ethnic bias and discrimination in Nebraska’s justice system. The mission of the Committee is to achieve three primary aims:

address racial disparities in both the juvenile and adult justice systems
ensure equal access to justice
increase the diversity of Nebraska’s judicial work forces and legal profession

For more information, please contact: Liz Neeley, Ph.D, Director of the Nebraska Minority Justice Committee at (402) 475-7091 or via e-mail at lneeley@nebar.com.

Reports

Representative Juries Policy Final Report. (2008, December). The Nebraska Minority Justice Committee.
2008 Progress Report of the Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee. (2009, January). Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force.
2007 Progress Report of the Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee. (2008 January). Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force.
2006 Progress Report of the Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee. (2007, January). Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force.
2005 Progress Report of the Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee. (2006, January). Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force.
Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Progress Report. (2005, February). Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force.
Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force/ Implementation Committee: The Indigent Defense System In Nebraska: An Update. (2004, October). Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force.
2003 Progress Report of the Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force. (2004, February).

For more about diversity in Nebraska's legal profession, please visit Nebraska Legal Diversity.

In The News
Diversity Arm of State Bar is on a Roll. (2009). Omaha Daily Record.
State's Minority Committee Continues Seeking Justice. (2009, May). The Daily Record.
Liberty Includes Right of Jury of Peers. (2009, May). The Daily Record.
Basic Court Documents to be Translated. (2008, January 21). Lincoln Journal Star.
Nebraska Legal Diversity Summit Set for Tomorrow at Doubltree Hotel. (2007, September). The Daily Record.
Scoping out the Legal Scene. (2007, September). Picture in The Daily Record.
State Above Average in Minority Incarceration, Study Says. (2007, July 22). Lincoln Journal Star.
Second Annual Barristers' Ball Deemed 'Un forgettable' (2006, May 25). The Daily Record.
Week of the Juror Begins Next Week. (2006, May). Lexington Clipper-Herald.
Proclamation Signed for Jury Appreciation Week (2006, May). Lexington Clipper-Herald.
Recent Efforts to Make Nebraska Juries More Representative of Their Communities. (2006, May). The Nebraska Lawyer.
Nebraska Efforts to Ensure Equal Access to Justice. (2006, May). The Nebraska Lawyer.
Diversifying State Bar a Challenge. (2006, April 23). Lincoln Journal Star.
Law Schools Aim to Recruit More Minorities. (2006, April 23). Lincoln Journal Star.
2006: the Year of the Juror. (2006, March). Grand Island Independent.
Changes Reported in Minority Justice. (2006, February). Lincoln Journal Star.
Volunteers Lawyers Project Receives $200,000 Grant. (2006, February). The Nebraska Lawyer.
Racial Profiling Reporting Ends. (2006, January 28). Omaha World Herald.
Year of the Juror Aims to Foster Understanding and Participation. (2006, January 6). The Daily Record.
Equal Access to Bail Bond. (2006, January). The Nebraska Lawyer.
Harvard Law Professor To Participate in Legal Diversity Summit. (2006). The Daily Record.
Interpreters Fill Courtroom Niche. (2005, October 26). Lincoln Journal Star.
Jury Reform Train Has Left Station. (2005, May 2). The Daily Record.
Nebraska's Legal Diversity Summit. (2005, May). CFI News, The Nebraska Lawyer.
Legal Diversity Summit Deemed Huge Success by Organizers, Participants. (2005, April 19). The Daily Record.
Govenor Signs LB 105 (2005, March 30). Press Release.
Minority Advocate Group Succeeds. (2005, March 3). North Platte Telegraph.
Indigent defendants need funds. (2004, December 8). Lincoln Journal Star.
Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Releases Update on Nebraska’s Indigent Defense Systems. (2004, November/December). The Nebraska Lawyer.
Reform Work Begins on Legal System. (2004, September 7). Lincoln Journal Star.
Task Force: Changes Are Ongoing. (2004, September 7). Lincoln Journal Star.
Immigration and Detainees in Nebraska. (2004, June). The Nebraska Lawyer.
Race and Justice in Nebraska. (2004, June). The Nebraska Lawyer.
Diversity in the Legal Profession. (2004, June). The Nebraska Lawyer.
Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Holding Town Hall Meetings. (2003, September). Press Release.
Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Has Early Success-Kudos to Co-chair Dan Harris. (2003, September). Press Release.

Lead Contact:

Name: Elizabeth Neeley
E-mail: lneeley@nebar.com
Phone: (402) 475-7091

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