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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

Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts

The purpose of this project was to discover what the American public thinks about the performance of state and local courts and identify different levels of confidence in and satisfaction with the courts.

Key Partners
Scientific Resources for the Law; UNL Law/Psychology Program; Survey Research Center at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; National Center for State Courts

Funding
Hearst Corporation

Related Publications:

How the Public Views the State Courts: A 1999 National Survey. National Center for State Courts. Williamsburg, VA. (1999 May). PDF Files

Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts: What Public Opinion Surveys Mean to Judges. Rottman, D.B, National Center for State Courts and Tomkins, A. J., University of Nebraska Public Policy Center. Court Review, 36:3, 24-31.(1999 Fall).PDF File

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


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