Psychiatry

Symposium explored maintaining a healthy work system

More than 140 health care professionals attend fourth annual event.

Feb 26, 2019

Nancy Nankivil speaks at the "Elevating the Conversation" conference.

Behavioral Health Connection program designed to aid community

Service will provide referrals to resources clients need or connect them to relevant services in the community.

Feb 4, 2019

From left, David Cates, Ph.D., director of behavioral health at Nebraska Medicine, Celeste Akers, lead navigator for the Behavioral Health Connection (BHC); Howard Liu, M.D., chair of the UNMC Department of Psychiatry; Yevette Henderson, BHC navigator, Donald Roman, BHC navigator; and Maggie Milner, manager, Psychiatry Clinic

Marley Doyle, M.D., named director of BHECN

UNMC psychiatrist succeeds Howard Liu, M.D., who served as director of BHECN since 2014.

Feb 4, 2019

Marley Doyle, M.D.

BHECN receives national innovation award

Thought leaders with national non-profit, Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce, spotlight BHECN’s novel work.

Feb 1, 2019

Howard Liu, M.D.

Opera Omaha offers discount tickets to UNMC

Opera will perform Gaetano Donizetti’s “Elixir of Love” in February.

Jan 28, 2019

Under the microscope: Wellness survey

Dr. Gold talks with Steven Wengel, M.D., and Jonathon Sikorski, Ph.D., about an upcoming survey called Vital Signs.

Jan 28, 2019

Grant aimed at suicide prevention among Nebraska veterans

BHECN’s Brent Khan, Ed.D., will be principal investigator on $375,000 Mental Health Awareness and Training Grant.

Jan 25, 2019

Brent Khan, Ed.D.

BHECN awarded $3.7 million grant

Five-year grant aimed at providing mental health training and technical assistance to groups and professionals in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

Jan 24, 2019

Howard Liu, Ph.D.

Howard Liu, M.D., named chair of psychiatry

Dr. Liu has been campus leader in several initiatives over past decade.

Jan 23, 2019

From left, Nebraska Medicine CEO James Linder, M.D., Howard Liu, M.D., chair of the department of psychiatry, and Bradley Britigan, M.D., dean of the UNMC College of Medicine

MMI, DHHS team to increase access to pediatric BH services

MMI will be a sub-recipent in a $2.2 million five-year grant.

Jan 17, 2019

From left, Rayma Delaney, Nebraska Title V Federal Grants Administrator; MMI's Holly Roberts, Ph.D.; MMI's Joe Evans, Ph.D.; Kathy Karsting, Maternal Child Adolescent Health Program; and Jennifer Auman, Nebraska Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.