BHECN Releases 2026 Behavioral Health Workforce Capacity Report
The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN), housed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has released its 2026 Behavioral Health Workforce Capacity Report, highlighting measurable growth in Nebraska’s behavioral health workforce and its impact on access to care.
BHECN and Nebraska Extension Partner to Provide Mental Health Support After Wildfires
Wildfires have ravaged Nebraska in recent weeks, with the largest in the state’s history, the Morrill Fire, and three other major fires having burned more than 700,000 acres. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Extension has launched a comprehensive disaster response – which now includes UNMC’s Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) as part of its mental health support team.
New BHECN Findings Shed Light on Nebraska’s Behavioral Health Workforce
A new report from the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) shows that Nebraska has made steady progress in addressing behavioral health workforce shortages—including in rural areas—but that more work remains to bridge the gap between available services and residents’ needs.
BHECN Launches National Coalition of Behavioral Health Workforce Centers
BHECN has founded the Behavioral Health Workforce Center Alliance (BHWCA), a network of behavioral health workforce development centers from across the United States.
Statewide Meetings Highlight How BHECN-ARPA Support Benefits Nebraska
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Awards Program dollars are having a real impact in Nebraska, according to meetings that the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska held with funding recipients this summer.
Former Sen. John Stinner, Others Recognized At BHECN Awards Dinner
As leader of the Nebraska Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee, former Sen. John Stinner held a uniquely powerful post that allowed him to help direct how state tax dollars were invested.
Pender Community Hospital Receives Behavioral Health Grant
Pender Community Hospital (PCH) has received a $550,000 behavioral health grant from the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN), in partnership with the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
BHECN Completes ARPA Funding Allocation With Second Group Of Awardees
The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) has awarded more than $3 million in cycle-two American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) awards to 27 projects to develop, expand and train the behavioral health workforce across the state.