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
- We need your suggestions on dates and topics for the 2023 NECPA Statewide Convening! Please take a moment to respond to our brief poll by March 17th, 2023 - it will take less than 2 minutes to fill out: 2023 Statewide Convening Date & Topics Poll
- Our March newsletter is now available. March Newsletter.
- NECPA has decided to temporarily reopen the mini-grant application through January 13, 2023. This funding can be used to support your efforts to reduce alcohol and substance use and related harms among college students. If you’re interested in applying for a mini-grant from the NECPA, please review the Request for the Proposals application.
- Alcohol Brain Research Study - Now Recruiting. For more information please see the flyer.
- "Smoke and Mirrors: What should colleges do about the proliferation of misinformation about cannabis?", Malinda Kennedy, ScD Published April 25, 2022 in the Mary Christie Quarterly
- Cannabis Fact Sheet, The Maryland Collaborative, Published April 26, 2022
HIGHLIGHTS
- Congratulations to our current NECPA Mini-Grant Award recipients! These members were each awarded funding to implement alcohol and substance use prevention strategies on their campuses through February 2023:
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Big Red Resilience and Well-Being – Spring Programming
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dr. Dennis McChargue, Associate Professor, Psychology
- Wayne State College - 2022 Programming
- Creighton University
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Big Red Resilience and Well-Being – Fall Programming
- University of Nebraska-Kearney
- Doane University
- Central Community College – Hastings
- Wayne State College - 2023 Programming
UPCOMING
NECPA NEWS
- We need your suggestions on dates and topics for the 2023 NECPA Statewide Convening! Please take a moment to respond to our brief poll by March 17th, 2023 - it will take less than 2 minutes to fill out: 2023 Statewide Convening Date & Topics Poll
- Our March newsletter is now available. March Newsletter.
- NECPA has decided to temporarily reopen the mini-grant application through January 13, 2023. This funding can be used to support your efforts to reduce alcohol and substance use and related harms among college students. If you’re interested in applying for a mini-grant from the NECPA, please review the Request for the Proposals application.
- Alcohol Brain Research Study - Now Recruiting. For more information please see the flyer.
- "Smoke and Mirrors: What should colleges do about the proliferation of misinformation about cannabis?", Malinda Kennedy, ScD Published April 25, 2022 in the Mary Christie Quarterly
- Cannabis Fact Sheet, The Maryland Collaborative, Published April 26, 2022
HIGHLIGHTS
- Congratulations to our current NECPA Mini-Grant Award recipients! These members were each awarded funding to implement alcohol and substance use prevention strategies on their campuses through February 2023:
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Big Red Resilience and Well-Being – Spring Programming
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dr. Dennis McChargue, Associate Professor, Psychology
- Wayne State College - 2022 Programming
- Creighton University
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Big Red Resilience and Well-Being – Fall Programming
- University of Nebraska-Kearney
- Doane University
- Central Community College – Hastings
- Wayne State College - 2023 Programming
UPCOMING
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.
