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Recent RFP Announcements

Regent 6 Behaviorial Healthcare has no Requests for Proposal at this time. Read More

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What's New

Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare is pleased to offer a Connect Suicide Postvention training for social service agency representatives. The Connect Suicide Postvention training increases the capacity Read More
The Network Provider meeting scheduled for October 18, 2018 has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for November 15, 2018 at 2:30pm. Read More
Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare presents the Independent Living Class on How to Make Friends. Participants will learn how to make friends and social skills for friendship! Read More

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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Regional Governing Board

Regional Governing Boards are local units of government organized under the Interlocal Cooperation Act for the purpose of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating and reporting of the local service systems of mental health, and substance abuse within geographic areas (regions). There are six regions in Nebraska.

Each county participating in the region appoints one county commissioner to the board to represent that county and to participate in the decision making of the Regional Governing Board. The Boards are staffed by the Regional Program Administrator who in turn hires sufficient staff to accomplish the tasks within the region.

The regions function as Regional Networks in the Behavioral Health System meaning the administrator, acting on behalf of the Board, purchases needed services from within the region and, if necessary, from other service providers across the state.

Region 6 Governing Board

Region 6 serves the residents of Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, and Washington counties in eastern Nebraska. The governing board includes one representative from each county: