Publications and Reports

In 2000 the State of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and the United Way of the Midlands commissioned a study,* Survey of Existing I & R Services and A Nebraska 211 System Cost/Benefit Analysis Final Report, by the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center to:

• Document the nature of information and referral in Nebraska
• Provide an overview of organizational considerations and possible structures
• Project costs and benefits to a statewide 2-1-1

This report has been used by numerous other states and national policymakers as a basis for organizing 2-1-1 systems and making economic impact projections.

In 2002-2003 the State of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services convened a statewide working group to focus on the issues regarding database interoperability. The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center co-facilitated the group with The Mediation Center (Lincoln, Nebraska) and produced a report, Recommendations on Creating a Statewide Information Resource for Human Services, outlining the group’s recommendations.

In 2003, the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, in collaboration with many state and national partners received a 2003 Technology Opportunities Program grant to develop the technology and processes to pilot a statewide, integrated information & referral database that is populated by disparate organizations using a variety of software products. Click here for a narrative of the project.

*If unable to download full report, click here for downloads of individual portions of the report.