Ensuring Health and Financial Security for All: Can we Identify Reasonable Solutions to These American Challenges?
On Thursday Oct. 9th, don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear Senator Hagel and Mr. Kerrey speak candidly about the United States’ struggle to reform health care and looking forward to what must be done to ensure health care for all.
This event is free and open to the public.
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Thomas C. Sorensen Policy Seminar:
National Climate Change Legislation and Opportunities for Nebraska
Join us for a presentation and discussion about climate change legislation and opportunities for Nebraska. Keynote speakers include David Hawkins (Director of the Climate Center, Natural Resources Defense Council) and John McClure (Vice-President of Government and Public Affairs, Nebraska Public Power District), followed by a panel discussion featuring industry, energy, and policy experts.
Location: UNL City Campus Union
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
200 Nebraska Union
Time: November 6th
1:30-5:00 p.m.
Free and Open to the Public
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Priority Lincoln : Budgeting for Outcomes
Final Report (Released May 29th)
The Public Policy Center 's final report on the “PRIORITY LINCOLN – We're listening” initiative has been released. The initiative involves the City's using public input as part of the budgeting for outcomes process being implemented by Lincoln for the 2008-09 fiscal year. Please click here to read more about the initiative. (Note: We are no longer accepting electronic or paper surveys.)
The full Final Report can be downloaded here, or an abbreviated version – the entire Report but without the appendices – can be downloaded here.
Nebraska Substance Abuse Needs Assessment
The 2008 Substance Use Needs Assessment is being conducted by the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center for the Nebraska Division of Behavioral Health to gather input from consumers and their families, professionals, funders, and administrators regarding Nebraska’s substance use system needs. Further information may be obtained by contacting Kate Speck, PhD at 402 472-0501 or kspeck2@nebraska.edu
To complete the confidential survey, click here.
Nebraska Minority Justice Committee Releases 2007 Progress Report
The Nebraska Minority Justice Committee The Nebraska Minority Justice Committee, a joint effort of the Nebraska Supreme Court, Nebraska State Bar Association and Public Policy Center, was established to examine and address issues and perceptions of racial and ethnic bias in the court system. We are pleased to release our
annual Progress Report for 2007.
Click here for a copy of the 2007 report in PDF format
New Direction for Children & Adolescent Behavioral Health in Nebraska
Last session, the legislature created a Children's Behavioral Health Task Force (LB 542, 2007) to plan "for the development of a statewide integrated system of care to provide appropriate educational, behavioral health, substance abuse, and support services to children and their families." As part of this effort, the Department of Health and Human Services developed a plan ("Creating Change and Providing Hope for Nebraska’s Children, Adolescents and Their Families", 2008 ) to create a "fundamental shift in behavioral health services for children and adolescents" in Nebraska. Public Policy Center staff worked closely with the Department to develop the plan and report.
Click here for the Lincoln Journal Star story about a New Direction for Children & Adolescent Behavioral Health in Nebraska.
Nebraska Courts to Translate Documents
Click here for the Lincoln Journal Star article about the Nebraska Efforts to Ensure Equal Access to Justice project, which will begin translating court documents to Spanish, Vietnamese, and Arabic next month. Translated forms should be available statewide early next year. The Minority Justice Committee of the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center is overseeing the project.
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