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<br /> Banavioral Heatlh Sarvicce
<br /> 4009 6th Avenue, Suite 65 P.O. Box 2555
<br /> Kearney,NE 68848-2555
<br /> 308-237-5113 www.region3.net
<br /> Beth Baxter, Regional Administrator
<br /> bbaxter@region3.net 308-440-5481
<br /> Region 3 Behavioral Health Services is one of the six Regional Behavioral Health Authorities in
<br /> Nebraska responsible for the coordination and delivery of behavioral health services as stated in the
<br /> Nebraska Comprehensive Behavioral Health Services Act (Nebraska Revised Statutes 71-801 -812)
<br /> within twenty-two counties of central and south central Nebraska with a population of approximately
<br /> 223,000 including: Adams, Blaine, Buffalo, Clay, Custer, Franklin, Furnas, Garfield, Greeley, Hall,
<br /> Hamilton, Harlan, Howard, Kearney, Loup, Merrick, Nuckolls, Phelps, Sherman, Valley, Webster, and
<br /> Wheeler. Region 3 is a political subdivision of the state of Nebraska and is governed by elected
<br /> officials, county commissioners or supervisors, from each of the counties served.
<br /> The Governing Board contracts with the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of
<br /> Behavioral Health for federal and state mental health, substance abuse, children's system of care,
<br /> targeted opioid abuse prevention and treatment, housing assistance, and behavioral health disaster; the
<br /> Division of Public Health for tobacco prevention funds, and the Behavioral Health Education Center of
<br /> Nebraska for training and coordination. The counties also provide local funds to match state general
<br /> funds as stated in the Nebraska Comprehensive Behavioral Health Services Act (71-808).
<br /> Region 3 Behavioral Health Services:
<br /> 1. Manages a Behavioral Health Provider Network of 15 organizations and 7 prevention
<br /> community coalitions (please see page 4 for the list of network members);
<br /> 2. Contracts with organizations to serve those who are indigent, uninsured or underinsured and
<br /> experience a mental health and/or substance use disorder;
<br /> 3. Facilitates system coordination efforts to assure that the behavioral health system works in a
<br /> coordinated and integrated manner including the emergency psychiatric system, prevention
<br /> system, youth service system, consumer and family inclusion, housing assistance, and network
<br /> management;
<br /> 4. Provides care coordination and Wraparound support for children, adolescents and transition age
<br /> youth/young adults who experience behavioral health challenges and their families;
<br /> 5. Provides follow-up, continuity of care, and coordination of services for adults who experience a
<br /> mental health crisis;
<br /> 6. Provides technical assistance and support for substance abuse prevention, suicide prevention,
<br /> tobacco prevention, opioid use prevention and treatment, and the children's system of care;
<br /> 7. Provides rental assistance for individuals who have extremely low income and experience a
<br /> mental illness and/or substance use disorder.
<br /> 8. Coordinates the behavioral health component of disaster response in impacted counties.
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