PARENT TO PARENT IS NOW PART OF NEBRASKA'S HELPLINE
Our newest venture in service to Nebraska families is about to get underway!Parent to Parent Network is one of six affiliate organizations of the Nebraska Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health (NEFFCMH).NEFFCMH has been awarded a contract to provide peer to peer support to families who contact Nebraska’s “Helpline”.In turn, the Federation is contracting with us to provide these services to families in Region 4 (Northeast) of Nebraska 6 regions.
What this means is that when a family needs help and calls the “Helpline”, Boys Town, the operator of the helpline service, will determine if more service is needed than can be provided by the one phone call.They, in turn will refer the family to us, and we’ll make phone contact within 24 hours.We will also see the family face-to-face within 48 hours.If these contacts resolves the situation, we will be done with the family.If, however, the family wants to continue service with us, we will continue to support them just like any other family we serve. One of our Family Advocates will be on-call 24 hours a day to respond to the Helpline referral.
Nebraska’s Helpline phone number is:1-888-866-8660
Does my child have a mental health issue or problem behavior?
One phone call now connects Nebraska families to the help they need when dealing with their children’s behavioral problems and mental health issues. At the Nebraska Family Helpline, our operators will assess immediate safety needs, identify the potential level of a behavioral health crisis and/or make recommendations or referrals.
If you would like more information, contact us.And if you need to, use the Helpline!That’s what it’s there for!
