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Recent RFP Announcements

Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare is now located at 4715 S. 132nd St. Omaha, NE 68137. Please call 402-444-6573 with any questions. Read More

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What's New

Region 6 is pleased to present Marijuana in the 21st Century: The Blunt Truth in the Age of Legal Weed. The training will be held Read More
The Behavioral Health Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 5th, beginning at 9 a.m., has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for August Read More
Region 6 is hosting a Young People’s Peer Support Group. The Peer Group provides a unique environment where young adults can connect with one another 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: