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November 7, 2009NU | UNL | UNMC | UNO | UNK | IANR 

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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

Name: Mario Scalora
E-Mail: mscalora1@unl.edu
Phone: (402) 472-3126


Dr. Mario Scalora joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty in 1997.

Dr. Scalora is currently performing research in a variety of areas related to targeted violence and threat assessment. This research continues to involve collaboration with state and federal agencies dealing with threat management and counterterrorism issues. Dr. Scalora also collaborates with local, state, and federal law enforcement on threat assessment research assessing predictive risk factors concerning threatening and violent activity toward public officials and institutions. Concerning sexual offending, he and his colleagues are investigating a range of personality and other risk factors related to sexual recidivism.

Dr. Scalora currently supervises graduate students performing clinical service and research within the state's Forensic Mental Health Service as well as within the Departmetn of Correctional Services. His graduate teaching activity currently includes courses on forensic assessment, personality assessment, and the supervision of clinical practica.

Education

Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 1989

Areas of Interest

Dr. Scalora's research interests addresses various types of targeted violence issues including: threats to public institutions and infrastructure/threat assessment, sexual offending, and workplace violence.

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