Nebraska ACEs and Overdose Prevention Funding

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.

State of Nebraska

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.

Percentage of U.S. adults reported experiencing at least one ACE in Nebraska in 2011*1
  • 56.0%
Percentage of adults reported experiencing four or more ACEs in Nebraska in 2011*1
  • 12.4%

*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

CDC appropriated $24,994 for ACEs prevention activities in the state of Nebraska in FY22.
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
  • Nebraska Department of Education: $24,994
Keep Reading: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Funding

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

Overdose deaths in Nebraska in 20213
  • 214
Overdose deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted) in Nebraska in 20213
  • 11.4

Total overdose prevention funding in Nebraska‎

CDC appropriated $2,100,047 for overdose prevention activities in the state of Nebraska in FY22.
Overdose Data to Action
  • Nebraska State Award: #2,025,547
Public Health and Public Safety
  • Overdose Response Strategy: $74,500*

*average award amount

Keep Reading: Overdose Prevention Funding

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.

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National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. NVSS – Drug Overdose Deaths