Posts by Community Alliance Staff
Community Alliance Announces Plans for New Program Headquarters
Photo by Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture. The new 120,000-square-foot facility will be centrally located at 72nd Street and Mercy Road. Meeting Growing Mental Health Care Needs Prior to the pandemic, one in five Nebraskans experienced a mental health challenge in any given year. Over the past two years, this number has grown to one in…
Read MoreAddressing the Needs of Our Staff to Better Serve Our Clients
It comes as no surprise that the pandemic has taken its toll on frontline workers and while the staff at Community Alliance were also impacted in a big way, they also worked hard and showed their resiliency and strength. The strategies the organization used to support staff during the pandemic had to be adjusted since some…
Read MoreReal-World Experiences for Students and Interns at Community Alliance
At Community Alliance, our team includes licensed physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and mental health counselors, and many unlicensed professionals with expertise in rehabilitation and behavioral health settings. Our hiring diversity makes it possible for our clients to receive a multi-disciplinary, integrated approach to healthcare. This same diversity also makes Community Alliance the ideal location…
Read MoreBreaking the Silence 2021: Our Keynote Address from David Sheff
Understanding Mental Illness and Addiction Take it one day at a time – or even just one hour at a time – and it will get better. These are wise words about mental illness and addiction from author, journalist, and devoted father, David Sheff. David and his son Nic are the real-life father and son…
Read MoreLocal Agency First in Omaha to Seek Certification for Innovative Mental Health Care Model
A grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has been awarded to Community Alliance to support implementation of a best-practice care model designed to increase access and improve coordination of mental health services across the lifespan. OMAHA, NE: Community Alliance has been awarded a grant that will support the organization’s efforts…
Read MoreCommunity Alliance – Reflecting on 40 Years
“One of the benefits of celebrating anniversaries, especially a milestone anniversary, is the opportunity to reflect on where you’ve been and where you’re going,” said Carole Boye, Community Alliance CEO. That’s exactly what we asked her and Community Alliance’s Chief Operating Officer Aileen Brady to do in a recent interview about the agency’s 40th Anniversary.…
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