Key points
The CDC Injury Center prioritizes funding for the prevention of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), overdose, and suicide. This page shows how funds were appropriated in the state of Nebraska in FY22.
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ACEs prevention funding - Nebraska
ACEs are preventable, potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years). Examples include neglect, experiencing or witnessing violence, or having a family member attempt or die by suicide.
*ACE statistics are reported by U.S. adults and include exposure to eight types of ACEs: physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, witnessing intimate partner violence, household substance abuse, household mental illness, parental separation or divorce, and incarcerated household member.
Total ACEs prevention funding in Nebraska
- Nebraska Department of Education: $24,994
Examples of how Nebraska is working to prevent ACEs
Surveillance activities
The Nebraska Department of Education is adding questions about experiencing ACEs to the Nebraska Youth Risk Behavior Survey to provide representative state-wide estimates of ACEs for Nebraska public high school students.
Other Support for ACEs in Nebraska
Beyond the ACEs appropriation, CDC supports several initiatives, research, and partnerships to build state and tribal surveillance infrastructure and enhance ACEs prevention and mitigation.
In Nebraska, some of those other initiatives include:
Overdose prevention funding - Nebraska
There were 106,699 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2021 (32.4 deaths per 100,000 standard population), a 16% increase from 2020.2
Total overdose prevention funding in Nebraska
- Nebraska State Award: #2,025,547
- Overdose Response Strategy: $74,500*
*average award amount
Examples of how Nebraska is working to prevent overdose
Public safety partnership and trainings
Developed as a result of a needs assessment, Nebraska provided four trainings to public safety officials and emergency medical service providers on harm reduction, stigma reduction, and compassion fatigue.
Opioid overdose prevention community of practice
Nebraska created an opioid overdose prevention community of practice, with participation from local health departments across the state. Experts from the state health department facilitate monthly meetings for the community to work collaboratively and offer support and resources to one another.
- Swedo EA, Aslam MV, Dahlberg LL, Niolon PH, Simon TR, Guinn AS, Mercy JA. Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adults – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2011-2020. MMWR.
- Spencer MR, Miniño AM, Warner M. Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 2001–2021. NCHS Data Brief, no 457. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2022. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:122556
- NVSS – Drug Overdose Deaths