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Nebraska Peer Support Certification Study
Peer Support Certification Evaluation
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services contracted with the Public Policy Center to assess Nebraska’s current peer support certification process and to assist in coordinating a trauma-informed care initiative. The project included a review of literature on certification and trauma related to peer support services, a survey and focus groups conducted with peer […]
Nebraska Department of Education Career Technical Education Survey
This study aimed to identify perceptions of Nebraska Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs among secondary CTE teachers, math and science teachers, principals, curriculum directors, and superintendents within Nebraska’s public schools. The Nebraska Department of Education was in the process of revising the state standards and curriculum frameworks for career technical education. The results were […]
2-1-1 in the Mid-South Delta: A Collective Case Study
This project provided evaluation and consultation assistance for the Mid-South Delta Initiative Project (MSDI), which provided financial and technical assistance resources to 2-1-1s in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita highlighted the need for scalable statewide 2-1-1s in the Gulf Coast region.
Evaluation Report of the Great Plains Public Heath Training Center July 1 2012 to June 30 2013 (Year 2)
Abdel-Monem, T., Hoffman, S., & Dekraii, M. (October 2013). Evaluation Report of the Great Plains Public Health Training Center For the Reporting Period of July 1 2012 to June 30 2013 (Year 2). Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Public Policy Center.
Evaluation of the Lancaster County Adult Drug Court Year 3
Statewide Drug Courts Evaluation
The Nebraska Public Policy Center has conducted two statewide evaluations of Nebraska’s Problem-Solving Courts for the Administrative Office of the Courts. The first evaluation was conducted from March – September of 2007 and covered eight probation problem-solving courts in Nebraska, including three adult drug courts (Midwest Nebraska, Northeast Nebraska, Sarpy County), four juvenile drug courts […]
Panhandle Healthy Communities Access Program
The purpose of this program was to improve access to healthcare for persons who are uninsured and underinsured in the Nebraska panhandle. The Public Policy Center assisted in the evaluation of the collaborative, assessing the level and impact of collaboration on the success of the project.
Evaluation of Location-Based Services for Police
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used by police departments to visualize the location of crime events and addresses of persons of interest stored in a centralized database on a digital map and to model crime patterns for criminal activity prediction. Most police departments, however, have not yet integrated their GIS data with Automated Vehicle Location […]