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Project

Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska

Center:

NE-Munroe-Meyer Institute of Genetics & Rehabilitation, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2014

Contact Information:

Joseph Evans
[email protected]
402-559-6408

Project Description:

L.B. 556 funded the Childrens Behavioral Health Bill passed by the Nebraska legislature in 2012, this bill provides support for behavioral health screening, assessment, intervention and consultation referral for children, adolescents, and families in three pilot sites across the State. Goals of the project are to provide free screenings for behavioral health disorders in children that can then be further evaluated and then initially treated in the childs primary care medical home. If there is a need for further treatment options or consultation, LB 556 provides for consultation from UNMC psychiatric nursing, developmental medicine, MMI psychology and/or child psychiatry.

Keyword(s):

Community Behavioral Health;

Core Function(s):

Performing Direct and/or Demonstration Services

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State