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News and Events

2012 LOSS Conference to be held in Nebraska

The 2012 LOSS (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors) Conference will be held May 31 - June 1, 2012 in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Dr. Frank Campbell, a leading expert in Suicidology along with other experts, will share the lessons learned in years of helping survivors of suicide, how sudden traumatic loss impacts survivors and grief through the different developmental stages.

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Women, Children and Family Treatment (WCFT) Program

The purpose of the project is to serve as a third party evaluator of the Heartland Family Service's Residential Program for Women and Children, with an emphasis on pregnant and postpartum women (PPW). The PPC will assess how well the Program is meeting the needs of the program's clientele and how the Program effects crime and violence.

Key Partners
Heartland Family Service

Funding
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration



Related Publications:

PPW Family Works Final Report_April 2010
SAMHSA
Authors:Carolyn Thiele,Heather Bird

Lead Contact:
Name: Juan Paulo Ramírez
E-mail: jprmaps@gmail.com
Phone: (402) 472-7905


Staff Researchers:

Name: Mark DeKraai
E-mail: mdekraai@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-1496

Name: Kate Speck
E-mail: kspeck2@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-0501