Our Mission
Nebraska Collegiate Prevention Alliance (NECPA) works collaboratively to develop strategies for reducing and preventing high-risk drinking and substance use among Nebraska college students.
WHATʼS NEW
NECPA NEWS
- Our March newsletter is now available. March Newsletter.
- Meet the New NECPA Project Manager! Antoinette Caudillo joined the NECPA staff in January, learn more about Antoinette here.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Congratulations to our first round of NECPA Mini-Grant Award recipients! These members were each awarded $15,000 to implement alcohol and substance use prevention strategies on their campuses through February 2023
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Big Red Resilience and Well-Being
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dr. Dennis McChargue, Associate Professor, Psychology
- Wayne State College
To learn more about these awards recipients’ proposals please check out our January newsletter! If you’re interested in applying for a mini-grant from the NECPA, please review the Request for Proposals
UPCOMING
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Brief Motivational Interviewing Trainings available for NECPA members, contact nepreventionalliance@nebraska.edu for more information!
- The NECPA will be implementing Social Norms Media Campaigns targeting alcohol and marijuana impaired driving during the months of March and April 2022. Please contact us if you would like to utilize any of these campaign assets on your campus or on your institution’s social media channels.
NECPA NEWS
- Our March newsletter is now available. March Newsletter.
- Meet the New NECPA Project Manager! Antoinette Caudillo joined the NECPA staff in January, learn more about Antoinette here.
HIGHLIGHTS
-
Congratulations to our first round of NECPA Mini-Grant Award recipients! These members were each awarded $15,000 to implement alcohol and substance use prevention strategies on their campuses through February 2023
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Big Red Resilience and Well-Being
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dr. Dennis McChargue, Associate Professor, Psychology
- Wayne State College
To learn more about these awards recipients’ proposals please check out our January newsletter! If you’re interested in applying for a mini-grant from the NECPA, please review the Request for Proposals
UPCOMING
- Brief Motivational Interviewing Trainings available for NECPA members, contact nepreventionalliance@nebraska.edu for more information!
- The NECPA will be implementing Social Norms Media Campaigns targeting alcohol and marijuana impaired driving during the months of March and April 2022. Please contact us if you would like to utilize any of these campaign assets on your campus or on your institution’s social media channels.
JOIN THE NECPA
The NECPA Currently includes 26 institutions of higher education in Nebraska, including private and public colleges and universities as well as community colleges and proprietary colleges. NECPA members use strategic and comprehensive environmental approaches to reduce high-risk drinking and the negative effects of excessive alcohol use. The only criterion for membership is the written commitment of the top administrator to support his/her personnel in efforts to reduce high-risk drinking among the institutionʼs students.
To learn more about the NECPA or how to join, please fill out our contact form.
The NECPA is funded in part by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health Division, the Nebraska Department of Transportation, Highway Safety Office, and coordinated by the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.
