Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska

- Programs and Training Overview
- - Lifelong Learning Fund
    BHECN's Lifelong Learning fund supports educational and career engagement opportunities to help grow our state's behavioral health workforce.
  - Graduate Trainee Support Program
    The Graduate Trainee Support Program financially bolsters master's-level students during select advanced practicum or internship experiences.
  - Mentoring Program
    BHECN's mentorship program provides guidance and support to undergraduate and graduate-level students seeking licensed behavioral health careers in Nebraska.
  - BHECN Scholars
    The BHECN Scholars program supports undergraduate seniors who plan to pursue master’s degrees in Nebraska-based behavioral health programs.
- - Project PEACE
    Project PEACE is a series of web-based modules designed to equip primary care providers with skills and knowledge to address behavioral health concerns.
  - Telehealth Training
    Following the COVID-19 pandemic, day-to-day use of telehealth allows people to connect safely and effectively to mental health services no matter where they are located.
- Partnerships Overview
- Nebraska Behavioral Health Education Partnership (NEBHEP)
  BHECN partners with the 20 academic institutions to track the number of graduate-level behavioral health education students graduating and staying in Nebraska.
- Nebraska Behavioral Health Training Partnership
  BHECN establishes partnerships to create and disseminate educational materials for the development of the behavioral health workforce.
- Behavioral Health Workforce Center Alliance
  The Behavioral Health Workforce Center Alliance (BHWCA) is a network of behavioral health workforce development centers from across the United States.
- Advisory Groups
  BHECN’s advisory groups provide input that shapes our work and help us keep up with the latest challenges and issues facing Nebraska’s behavioral health workforce.
- B-Con
  Learn more about BHECN’s Annual Conference!
- Research, Data & Policy Overview
- Nebraska Behavioral Health Workforce Dashboard
  The dashboard helps policy makers, employers, and behavioral health care stakeholders understand the state of the behavioral health workforce.
- Workforce Report and Data Snapshots
  Read our latest report about the Nebraska behavioral health workforce and access data snapshots that explore the workforce in greater detail.
- Legislative Reports
  BHECN's biennial legislative reports examine the characteristics of actively practicing behavioral health providers in Nebraska.
- ARPA
  Access information related BHECN’s allocation of $25.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars to Nebraska behavioral health providers.
- BHECN's Published Research
  See a listing of BHECN's published research.
- BHECN Sites Overview
- BHECN Panhandle
  Our BHECN Panhandle site supports our mission of recruitment and retention of behavioral health professionals in Western Nebraska.
- BHECN Central
  BHECN Central is a remote site for training and workforce development at the University of Nebraska Kearney that serves the central part of the state.
- BHECN Northeast
  BHECN Northeast is a remote site based at Wayne State College that facilitates training and workforce development in Northeast Nebraska.
- BHECN East
  BHECN East is located at the UNO Grace Abbott School of Social Work and focuses primarily on the behavioral health workforce needs of the Omaha area.
- BHECN Southwest
  BHECN Southwest is a remote site based in North Platte that facilitates training and workforce development in Southwest Nebraska.
- BHECN Southeast
  BHECN Southeast is headquartered at Region 5 Systems and focuses on meeting the behavioral health workforce needs of Southeast Nebraska.
The Nebraska Model

ARPA Newsletter

A newsletter from BHECN-ARPA featuring "Project REST," highlighting work in behavioral health. It includes a smiling woman in a pink shirt. Our goal with the BHECN-ARPA Newsletter is to highlight the amazing work our awardees accomplish to improve the behavioral health workforce in Nebraska. We also want to create a forum for awardees to share important information like job openings and supervision opportunities.

Subscribe to the newsletter here. Access previous versions of the newsletter below.

Feb. 10, 2026 -- B-Con 2026 registration and Lifelong Learning Fund application cycle open and more!
Jan. 12, 2026 -- ARPA eval data featured in BHECN report, Kearney PMHNP dinner time changed and more!
Dec. 11, 2025 -- New BHECN site directors, summer intern hosting opportunities and more.
Nov. 12, 2025 -- A new BHECN report, openings at Inspirit Counseling and more!
June 30, 2025 -- Conference materials, link to provider network survey and more!
May 27, 2025 -- Spotlight on MECC
April 16, 2025 -- Spotlight on Summit Registration opens
March 25, 2025 -- Spotlight on Bryan Telemedicine
Feb. 19, 2025 -- Spotlight on Inspirit Counseling
Jan. 10, 2025 --Spotlight on Creighton University College of Nursing
Dec. 12, 2024 -- Spotlight on Restore Rebuild Reconnect Counseling Centers
Nov. 13, 2024 -- Spotlight on Nebraska Mental Health Centers
Oct. 14, 2024 -- Spotlight on Cedars Youth Services, Inc.
Aug. 5, 2024 -- Spotlight on Kindred Psychology
June 27, 2024 -- Spotlight on Banisters Leadership Academy's Healthy Communities Movement
May 8, 2024 -- Spotlight on Miller and Micek Consulting
April 1, 2024 -- Spotlight on HopeSpoke
Feb. 15, 2024 -- Spotlight on For All Counseling
Jan. 9 2024 -- Spotlight on Blue Elephant Counseling
Dec. 6, 2023 -- Spotlight on Project REST