Prevention is an important component of the continuum of care in behavioral health. Regional prevention staff provide or identify local resources to offer training, technical assistance and system coordination to communities and community coalitions to implement evidence-based policies, programs and practices to address substance abuse prevention, mental health promotion and suicide prevention. Prevention staff work collaboratively with diverse stakeholder groups throughout the region to achieve National Outcome Measures (NOMs).
Our network contains multiple organizations who provide comprehensive services to improve the health and well-being of our communities. Those organizations are:
Region 3 Behavioral Health Services is funded 4.1% or $495,089 by the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services, CFDA Number 93.958, 8.3% or $1,009,720 by the Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse, CFDA Number 93.959, 0.7% or $83,351 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance, CFDA Number 93.243, 1.6% or $193,252 by the Opioid STR, CFDA Number 93.788, all from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, contracted through the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health, 0.7% by the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants through the Department of Justice. Additionally 78.7% or $9,568,878 of Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health and 0.5% of Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, 5.4% or $650,971 of County funding is supporting the project.