WAYNE – Late last week Wayne State College and the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) officially announced the launch of the BHECN Northeast site at Wayne State.
According to a release, the event was held on Friday, November 3 in Wayne.
Currently under construction, the BHECN Northeast training center is located on the second floor of Wayne State’s Benthack Hall. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to signify the creation of the Northeast site, even though construction is ongoing.
The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska is headquartered at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The group works to grow and support the state’s behavioral health workforce.
The Northeast site is BHECN’s third rural site – joining the BHECN Central site at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, which launched in 2015, and the BHECN Panhandle site, which started at Chadron State College in 2019.
Ciera Afrank, director of BHECN Northeast said, “this collaboration is a cause for all of Northeast Nebraska to celebrate. BHECN Northeast intersects BHECN’s value of local autonomy and Wayne State’s mission for regional service. Our goals for building and supporting the behavioral health workforce aim to improve outcomes for all of our communities.”
Officials continued by stating that Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska and Wayne State College have a longstanding partnership that has already impacted many providers in the rural workforce. The launch of BHECN Northeast extends the reach across the region and takes the possibilities to new heights.
For more information, contact Ciera Afrank at 402-375-7392 or ciafran1@wsc.edu.
