In collaboration with the Lincoln Community Foundation and various community partners, the Public Policy Center has published Lincoln Vital Signs 2025, a community resource which uses publicly available data to assess challenges and opportunities facing Lincoln. We gather and analyze data to share...
Last week, the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center and The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services hosted the 2025 Violence Risk Assessment Summit in Omaha, Nebraska. The annual event brings together threat assessment professionals and clinicians to focus on emerging topics related...
The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (NUPPC) is currently seeking an Administrative Associate to provide executive assistance and administrative support for the Center Director, Senior Research Director, and Operations Manager. The Administrative Associate will help identify opportunities...
The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center is working with partners across the state to address critical challenges in school safety, student mental health and emergency preparedness. “We need to take a holistic approach to school safety. It’s not just about preventing shootings. It’s about...
The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (PPC) is currently seeking a Research Specialist to assist with current and future funded projects. Accepted applicants will join a collaborative research team within the PPC that engages in a variety of research activities involving private and public...
The latest episode of President Gold's “Shaping the Future” video series features Dr. Mario Scalora, director of the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center and professor of psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Scalora speaks to University of Nebraska President Jeffrey P. Gold...
Earlier this month University of Nebraska Public Policy Center staff helped facilitate a Nebraska Strong Recovery Project training with Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Behavioral...
Date/Time: On February 7, 2025, The University of Nebraska College of Law is hosting a FREE symposium on improving access to justice from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Topic: It is generally recognized that everyone should have equal access to the justice system. Yet, the U.S. faces a serious civil justice...
The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (NUPPC) is currently seeking an Administrative Associate to provide executive assistance and administrative support for the Center Director, Senior Research Director, and Operations Manager. The Administrative Associate will help identify opportunities...
LINCOLN, Neb. The Nebraska Strong Recovery Project is offering mental health resources to Nebraskans impacted by severe weather. The Division of Behavioral Health at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services started the project in collaboration with the Regional Behavioral Health...
University of Nebraska Public Policy Center Director, Dr. Mario Scalora, spoke with Sheriff Wagner, Chief Deputy Houchin, and Captain John Vik on the 902 Podcast, the official podcast of the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dr. Mario Scalora is a forensic psychologist...
The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center is actively working with partners at the Department of Health and Human Services and Boys Town to continue to improve protocols and services and raise awareness of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The Public Policy Center (PPC) has worked on...
September is National Suicide Prevention Month—a time to acknowledge the lives lost to suicide, those who have struggled with suicidal thoughts, and the loved ones of those who have died by suicide. It is also a time to raise awareness about suicide prevention by emphasizing a message of hope. Since...
The first annual 988 Day is Sunday 9/8! This year marks the kickoff of a new, annual tradition that raises awareness of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and mental health support, with each year focusing on a different theme. The 2024 theme is “No Judgment. Just Help.” 988 Day highlights how...
At this year's Celebration of Service Event, the University of Nebraska is recognizing individuals for achieving significant years of service, including University of Nebraska Public Policy Center Director Mario J. Scalora for 35 years of service. Two additional NUPPC staff members, Liz Case and...
The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (PPC) is collaborating with Nebraska's Educational Service Unit Professional Development Office to provide Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management trainings around Nebraska. Dr. Mario Scalora and Dr. Denise Bulling will lead several trainings...
The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center is working with the City of Lincoln and Aging Partners to host eight community listening sessions around Lincoln to hear more about how Lincoln can be a better place for our aging community. Some topics of interest include transportation and sidewalks...
The College of Journalism and Mass Communications (University of Nebraska–Lincoln) received a grant from the Nebraska Research Initiative to support the creation of the Social and Traditional Media Analytics and Research Tools Lab (SMART-Lab). The new facility will be a cornerstone for social and...
Dr. Kate Speck and Dr. Alejandra Arango will each lead upcoming trainings focused on safety planning. On June 7, Dr. Speck will focus on aspects of evidenced-based safety planning, warning signs of self-directed violence, and eight incremental steps of safety planning focusing on the Stanley-Brown...
There will be four opportunities to attend an upcoming training titled "Tips and Tricks for Working with Children and Youth in Mental Health Practice." The purpose of the training is to provide Nebraska-licensed mental health professionals (i.e., social workers, counselors, psychologists) currently...