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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

Water and Community Development Project

The purpose of this project was to assist rural communities in complying with changes in permissible levels of arsenic in public drinking water supplies and to explore joint community opportunities in doing so. The Public Policy Center helped to coordinate efforts between stakeholders, allowing experts in many areas to discuss related issues and advise rural communities.

Key Partners
Great Plains RC & D; Groundwater Foundation; Midwest Assistance Program; Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality; Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; NET-Radio; Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District; USDA Rural Development; University of Nebraska-Lincoln Water Research Initiative; University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension; University of Nebraska Rural Initiative; University of Nebraska at Kearney Department of Political Science; University of Nebraska-Lincoln Arsenic Information System; University of Nebraska Civil Engineering Department; University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Sociology

Funding
W.K. Kellogg Foundation as part of the NN21 grant to University of Nebraska-Lincoln

In The News
Public Policy Center Works With Communities For Development and Safe Drinking Water. (2006, Winter). Water Current Vol 38 No 1, University of Nebraska Water Center.
Development Projects Spawn New Effort Involving Osceola. (2005, May 19). Polk County News.
Hartington Woman Is Voice for Ag. (2005, March 31). Norfolk Daily News.
Cities Speak Out on Water. (2005, March 28). Omaha World Herald.
Peter Gleick Headlines Water Conference in April. (2005, March 3). Scarlet.
Shelby and Stromsburg Water Task Force Group Meets for Second Round of Meetings. (2005, January 20). The Polk County News.
Shelby, Strombsburg Resisdents Participate in Community Input Meeting. (2005, January 20). The Polk County News.
Arsenic and Old Wells. Nebraska Towns Looking at Estimated Cost of $120 Million to Make Drinking Water Safe. (2004). Lincoln Journal Star.

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


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