Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children celebrates decade of support

by Melissa Villarreal | Center on Children, Families, and the Law

May 21, 2025

A group photo of the NRPVYC team

This year, the Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center on Children, Families and the Law is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

The project's mission is to improve the well-being of vulnerable young children in Nebraska through supporting and strengthening professionals serving them across systems. It primarily focuses on the areas of infant and early childhood mental health, reflective practice and juvenile court work.

The recently released 2024 annual report, now available on the project’s website, highlights some of the project’s many accomplishments over the past decade and celebrates its partners and supporters. 

Since 2015, the project has demonstrated a strong commitment to addressing the real-world needs of early childhood educators, juvenile court professionals, service providers, mental health clinicians and family support workers. This has led to the development of the Nebraska Center on Reflective Practice, infant and early childhood mental health clinical training programs and court project support and evaluation.

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