{"id":252177,"date":"2025-11-09T00:42:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T00:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/252177\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T00:42:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T00:42:21","slug":"bridges-to-mental-health-helps-nebraska-tackle-psychiatric-provider-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/252177\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridges to Mental Health helps Nebraska tackle psychiatric provider shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) \u2014 Statistics from the National Alliance on Mental Health<\/a> show that more than 376,000 Nebraskans have a mental illness, but more than a million live in communities without enough trained professionals to help. <\/p>\n

Bridges to Mental Health<\/a> is a workforce training program believed to be the first of its kind that helps non-mental health professionals bridge that gap in care. They came to the April Sampson Cancer Center in Lincoln this week to share what they know.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s difficult to recruit professionals into psychiatry, with long hours, education barriers and training requirements.<\/p>\n

Statistics from UNMC<\/a> show the state\u2019s psychiatry workforce grew 8% from 2020 to 2024, but both rural and urban areas are still underserved.<\/p>\n

And nationally, the average wait time<\/a> for mental health care is at least 48 days.<\/p>\n

\"AA map showing prevalence and prescribers provided by Bridges to Mental Health(Bridges to Mental Health)<\/p>\n

Bridges to Mental Health brought in professionals from around the country to teach non-psychiatry, frontline health care workers how to identify and treat those they can.<\/p>\n

The two-day seminar focused on depression, anxiety, ADHD and alcohol use disorder.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think a lot of people have a good bit of knowledge already,\u201d said Dr. David Rubin from Massachusetts General Hospital. \u201cMostly what I think the effect is they feel more confident in using some of these medications and doing these types of interventions.\u201d<\/p>\n

That confidence is invaluable for providers like Miranda Mammen, who said the confidence and connections she\u2019s gained will help in everyday nursing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe impact that it has on my care is huge,\u201d Mammen said. \u201cEven if a patient\u2019s not there for mental health, I\u2019m always, always looking at some form of mental health for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bridges to Mental Health recently celebrated their two-year anniversary, training more than 570 professionals in that time, and they have trainings scheduled in Omaha and in McCook in the coming months. <\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, call 988 anytime for help.<\/p>\n

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