DHHS Internet Website - Behavioral Health

 

Behavioral Health

Useful Links

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Resources for Mental Health and Substance Abuse

• Nebraska Network of Care for Behavioral Health - Network of Care is a National and state and local resource designed to bring recovery resources under one location and includes a resource directory, a library of over 30,000 pages, legislative information at the state and federal level.  The site includes a social networking system and recovery orientated tools for WRAP plans and personal health information.
• National Mental Health Treatment Center Locator - Use this locator to find Mental Health treatment centers in Nebraska or any other state
• National Substance Abuse Treatment Center Locator - Use this locator to find Substance Abuse treatment centers in Nebraska or any other state
• Nebraska 211 Organization - A United Way Service - Health and Human Service Listings for State of Nebraska as updated by United Ways and reporting entities
• 211 Organization - National 211 Health and Human Service listings for states and US
  Nebraska Resource Referral System - A very extensive list of Nebraska social, economic and human services
• Nebraska Coalition for Women's Treatment - Advocacy and education among treatment provides in Nebraska for Substance Abuse, Gambling and Mental Health Treatment specifically for Women
• soberforever.net - Saint Jude Retreat House is a social/educational model of alcohol and drug addiction recovery & the Jude Thaddeus Program is a drug rehab centers alternative
• Treatment-Center.net.- Treatment-Centers.net is a community based public-benefit website devoted to helping individuals and families find help for addiction and dual diagnosis
• www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/ - World service office of Alcoholics Anonymous
• www.al-anon.org/ - Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters for those who have relatives, friends or significant others suffering from alcohol or drug abuse or addictions
• www.jointogether.org/ - Join Together, founded in 1991, supports community-based efforts to reduce, prevent, and treat substance abuse across the nation
• www.healsocialanxiety.com - Social Anxiety Disorder (crippling shyness and/or phobia of social situations)
• www.recoveryiseverywhere.org - Recovery is everywhere ads have been run in Ann Arbor, Michigan since 2001 in newspapers, printed & distributed postcards, and run ads in Ann Arbor movie theater.
• http://www.smartrecovery.org - SMART (Self-Management And Recovery Training) helps people recover from all types of addictive behaviors, including: alcoholism, drug abuse, substance abuse, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, gambling addiction, cocaine addiction, and addiction to other substances and activities.  SMART is an evidence based model.
• www.dol.gov/workingpartners - The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has a program called Working Partners for an Alcohol-and Drug-Free Workplace that offers free resources that employers can use to address workplace substance abuse and contribute to overall prevention efforts in their communities
• www.drugalcohol-rehab.com/ - Drug Alcohol Rehab - Drug and alcohol rehabilitation site featuring articles and information on substance abuse, addiction treatment and other dependency issues
• NE Dept. of Veteran Affairs - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Services by County
• Addicted.com - Addiction Treatment and Recovery Center information, online Aftercare Forums and other tools and resources for addicts, family members and friends throughout the Internet community.
• National Substance Abuse Index - A comprehensive, independent guide to addiction resources throughout the U.S.
• www.drugwatch.com - DrugWatch.com is a comprehensive Web site database featuring extensive information about thousands of different medications and drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide.

Information Services for Mental Health and Substance Abuse

• Substance Abuse Information Clearinghouse - Nebraska clearinghouse with much information about substance abuse, intervention and prevention techniques
• National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors - State Substance Abuse authority directors from all states and territories and information on legislation pending before federal congress and research on substance abuse policy and outcome nation wide
• National Association of Directors of State Mental Health Programs - State Mental Health authority directors from all states and territories and information on legislation pending before federal congress and a research institute on mental health policy and outcomes nationwide

Federal Government Partners

• United States Department of Health and Human Services - Federal governments agency on health and human services
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - The Federal office funding services of Nebraska behavioral health system
• Center for Mental Health Services - Federal Governments technical assistance and funding arm working with states to advance mental health issues
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment - Federal Governments technical assistance and funding arm working with states to advance substance abuse treatment issues
  Center for Substance Abuse Prevention - Federal Governments technical assistance and funding arm working with state to advance substance abuse prevention issues
• National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse - Federal Government research arm working with alcoholism and alcohol abuse in treatment and prevention issues
• National Institute on Mental Health - Federal Government research are working with mental health treatment and prevention issues
• www.dol.gov/workingpartners/ - Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace is a U.S. Department of Labor initiative that raises awareness about the impact drugs and alcohol have on the workplace and provides information on how to establish drug-free workplace programs that protect worker safety and health
• Food and Drug Administration - Tobacco - http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/default.htm - Information on tobacco products, sales to minors, retailer training and other resources designed to eliminate sales to person under 18 years.

Confidentiality of Client Records, Security and National Transaction Sets

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) - The national performance standard on confidentiality, security and health information transaction rules applicable to all providers of health information including mental health, substance abuse and gambling programs
• Confidentiality of Substance Abuse Client Records - (42 CFR Part 2) The confidentiality rules for substance abuse records required of all who work with substance abusing individuals whether directly or indirectly funded by federal funds (i.e. Medicaid, 501 (c) (3), etc)

Registry Programs:

• Buprenorphine Physician Registry Information - Registry of physicians who are allowed to prescribe Buprenophine and its variations for treatment of substance abuse - use this to register or to look up a local physician.

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For more information, contact:

 

Division of Behavioral Health Services

P.O. Box 95026

Lincoln, NE 68509-8925

Phone: (402) 471-7818

FAX: (402) 471-7859

 

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