The Nebraska State Suicide Prevention Coalition

Our Mission

 

Increase Awareness

Promote awareness that suicide is a public health problem and for screening, early intervention, and “postvention” activations for survivors of suicide.

Decrease Stigma

By sharing local, regional, national suicide prevention and postvention resources.

Implement Programs

Annually, we enhance and support suicide prevention efforts throughout the state through our Nebraska State Suicide Prevention Coalition Mini-Grant Program.

About The Coalition

The Nebraska State Suicide Prevention Coalition (NSSPC) is a voluntary group made up of committed and passionate people representing public and private agencies, suicide survivors and Nebraskans interested in suicide prevention. NSSPC is recognized by the Department of Health and Human Services as the primary group responsible for coordinating Nebraska’s suicide prevention efforts.

Our Executive Board Members

Dr. Dave Miers portrait

Dr. Dave Miers

Founder

Quinn Lewandowski

President

Jennifer Hagen

Vice President

Jenn Moffett

Secretary

John Gessert

Treasurer

Jocelyn (Jocie) Kuta

Member

Dave Griek

Member

Christine (Chris) Blanke

Member

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To keep up-to-date meetings, trainings, and general news with the State Coalition, please consider subscribing to our email listserv.

When Do We Meet?

NSSPC holds bi-monthly meetings for interested members of the public on the third Friday of each odd month. Each meeting is recorded for record keeping purposes, and by accessing or attending the meeting you are consenting to be recorded for record keeping purposes. All recordings are kept securely and aid directly in providing meeting notes to help further our work.

Please subscribe to become a part of our listserv to receive all pertinent meeting information, reminders, and connection links.

In order to ensure inclusivity to anyone interested in joining us, each meeting will be accessible through video conferencing via ZOOM. You can join a ZOOM meeting from your PC, MAC, tablet, Apple or Android device. The ZOOM application must be downloaded to your device before you can join a ZOOM conference from a device.

Our 2025 Schedule

  • January 17
  • March 21
  • May 16
  • July 18
  • September 19
  • November 21

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