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.

To view the full article, click here.

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

Paying for the Good Life

The purpose of this project was to learn about Nebraskans visions of their future with specific foci on quality of life issues and state and local tax and spending.

Key Partners
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bureau of Business Research; University of Nebraska-Lincoln colleges of Arts and Sciences and  Journalism; University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Political Science; University of Nebraska-Lincoln Public Discourse and Human Values initiative

Funding
Self-funded


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