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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

State Meat Inspection Project

The purpose of this project was to assess state meat inspection programs (nationally with foci on neighboring states of Kansas and Minnesota) so that the Agricultural Committee of the legislature could determine the advisability of Nebraska implementing a meat inspection program.

Key Partners
Agricultural Committee of the Nebraska State Legislature; University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agricultural Economics; University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Political Science

Funding
The Agriculture Committee of the Nebraska State Legislature was the primary funder. Nebraska Pork Producers Association and the Nebraska Cooperative Development Center provided partial funding for the project.


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


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