{"id":43107,"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/04\/12\/32-high-school-students-to-participate-in-behavioral-health-conference\/"},"modified":"2022-08-22T16:23:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T21:23:48","slug":"32-high-school-students-to-participate-in-behavioral-health-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/04\/12\/32-high-school-students-to-participate-in-behavioral-health-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"32 high school students to participate in behavioral health conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>\n<strong><u>WHAT:<\/u><\/strong> The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) is holding a conference this weekend for high school students possibly considering a career in behavioral health. Thirty-two students from around the state will participate in the conference (see list below).<\/p>\n<p>\nThe conference &ndash; the 1<sup>st<\/sup> BHECN Ambassador Program: High School Conference &ndash; is one of the key ways that BHECN is trying to meet its mission of addressing the shortage of behavioral health professionals in Nebraska.<\/p>\n<p>\nBHECN hopes to develop a behavioral health workforce for rural Nebraska by investing in students from rural Nebraska and connecting them with information and resources to explore behavioral health careers.<\/p>\n<p>\nBHECN is putting together a group of faculty from Chadron State College, UNMC, UNO, UNK and UNL, along with trainees and providers representing diverse behavioral health and substance abuse professions.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><u>WHEN:<\/u><\/strong> The conference will run from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 12, and from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 13.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><u>WHERE:<\/u><\/strong> Younes Conference Center, 416 W. Talmadge Rd., Kearney<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><u>WHO:<\/u><\/strong> The following people will be available for media interviews:<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Howard Liu, M.D.,<\/strong> a child psychiatrist for the University of Nebraska Medical Center and BHECN medical director, cell: 734-717-1495.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Ann Kraft,<\/strong> conference coordinator, cell: 402-490-2963.<\/p>\n<p>\nIn addition, some of the students also will be available for interviews.<\/p>\n<p>\nHere&rsquo;s a list of the students attending by home town and high school:<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Alma &#8212; <\/strong>Alma High School:&nbsp; Mackenzie Millard<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Beatrice &#8212; <\/strong>Beatrice High School; Brooke Buss<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Crawford &#8212; <\/strong>Crawford High School; Jancee Byers<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Gordon &#8212; <\/strong>Gordon Rushville High School; Destiny Fortin<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Grand Island &#8212; <\/strong>Grand Island Senior High; Josh Cleveland and Brandi Kirk<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Harrison &#8212; <\/strong>Sioux County High School; Jonny Dunn and John Murphy<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Hastings &#8212; <\/strong>Hastings Senior High School; Carl Babcock and Sierra Edmisten<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Hemingford &#8212;<\/strong>Hemingford High School; Kaitlyn Bergfield and Paige Phillips<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Holdrege &#8212; <\/strong>Holdrege High School; Heather Smith<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Kearney &ndash; from Kearney Catholic High School;<\/strong> Jerilynn Clyne, Lauren Messbarger, Kayla Shundoff, and Nick Theis:&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>from Kearney High School;<\/strong> Tiffany Gawrych, Madelyn George, Carleen Glenn, Daniela Gonz&aacute;lez Nu&ntilde;o, Tina Javidi, Grace Manley, and Griffin Mims<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Kimball &#8212; <\/strong>Kimball Jr\/Sr High School; Darbi Klinkhammer<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Newport &#8212; <\/strong>Keya Paha County High School; Sarah Connell<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Norfolk &#8212; <\/strong>Norfolk Public High School; Abby Stewart<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>North Platte &#8212; <\/strong>North Platte High School; Anna Baltz<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Omaha &#8212; <\/strong>Millard North High School; Emily Kraft<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Sutherland &#8212; <\/strong>Sutherland High School; Katelyn Hecht<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>York &#8212; <\/strong>York High School; Alexis Lynn Hromadka, and Carlie Pickrel<\/p>\n<p>\nFor more information on BHECN, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/app1.unmc.edu\/publicaffairs\/TodaySite\/SiteManagement\/Headlines\/www.unmc.edu\/bhecn\">www.unmc.edu\/bhecn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aimed at addressing shortage of behavioral health professionals in 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