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Nebraska Behavioral Health Policy Forum 2020
Engage & Recruit Students

Ambassador Program helps students explore careers in behavioral health.
Prepare & Train Students

BHECN provides support to students and trainees in behavioral health fields.
Retain & Support Current Workforce

Support the current workforce through professional development, training and resources.
Workforce Overview

BHECN evaluates the behavioral health workforce in Nebraska.

The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) recruits & educates students in behavioral health fields and trains & retains professionals already in the workforce. Learn more

Career Pathways

The BHECN Career Pathways brochure is now available in Spanish! Click here to access and download the PDF!
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¡El folleto BHECN Career Pathways ya está disponible en español! ¡Haga clic aquí para acceder y descargar el PDF!

Invaluable Work Experience
The BHECN internship program is designed for graduate-level students in psychiatric nursing, social work, psychology, psychiatry, counseling, and physician assistant programs.

Receive a Stipend as You Learn and Grow
This is a rare internship that provides a stipend, so you can stay focused on your studies and your work and get the full value out of your time with patients.

A Day in the Life of an Intern - is an informational video about the BHECN, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and Lincoln Regional Center Internships & Student Stipends.

Click here for more information.

BHECN Receives $250,000 Grant!

The UnitedHealthcare Empowering Health grant will enhance BHECN's mission to recruit, train and maintain a quality behavioral health workforce in Nebraska by providing additional funding support for BHECN's Ambassador and Nebraska Behavioral Health Education Partnership (NeBHEP) programs. Read More!

Our Newest BHECN Employee - Erin Schneider
We are glad to introduce our newest Outreach Coordinator, Erin Schneider, who joined the team last month! She has had 12 years of experience working in the field of social work & behavioral health. We are happy to have her as apart of the BHECN team. Learn More About Erin Here!

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