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.
Nebraska Behavioral Health Champions Recognized at BHECN Awards Dinner
The full-circle nature of the moment was not lost on Annette Dubas, executive director of the Nebraska Association of Behavioral Health Organizations.
BHECN Unveils New Southeast Location in Lincoln
The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) has launched its Southeast Site in Lincoln. The opening of the site means BHECN now has locations in all six of the state’s behavioral health regions.
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 Northeast Launches At Wayne State College
As part of its strategy to grow Nebraska's rural behavioral health workforce, the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska has launched its BHECN Northeast Site at Wayne State College.
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.
Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska Opens Applications For American Rescue Plan Act Awards
The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) is accepting proposals -- the first in a series of funding cycles -- to develop the behavioral health workforce in Nebraska.