Posts by Community Alliance Staff
Celebrating 40 Years of Staying True to our Vision, Values and Purpose
Forty years ago, she was sitting around the kitchen table with the five people who founded Community Alliance, recalls Carole Boye, Chief Executive Officer. “All five were parents of adult children who had a serious mental illness. Each parent spoke of the heartache and frustration they felt as their children faced a revolving door of hospitalization…
Read MoreMaking Peer Support a Virtual Experience
Loneliness and isolation and its impact on clients has been a key concern for the team at Community Alliance throughout the pandemic. “We know that the very measures needed to protect physical health during this time – things like social distancing, wearing masks and limiting face-to-face contact – can negatively impact mental health,” Aileen Brady,…
Read MorePsychiatric services are being expanded by Community Alliance with the help of technology.
Community Alliance has welcomed two new psychiatric providers since the beginning of the year – both experienced nurse practitioners and both experienced in providing services via telehealth. We’ve Expanded How We Serve Clients. “Before the pandemic, we had all in-office prescribers,” said Aileen Brady, Community Alliance chief operating officer. “Then, when the pandemic hit, we…
Read MoreHousing Insecurity – A Crisis Within a Crisis for Many
COVID-19 is said to have provoked a crisis within a crisis for many who were on the brink of housing instability even before the pandemic. Thousands of renters and homeowners in Omaha and across the State were unable to make rent or mortgage payments due to job furlough or layoff, a cut in hours or…
Read MoreBreaking the Silence is More Important than Ever
Mental illness is among the most common health conditions in the United States. A recent survey by the CDC estimates that 11.2% of all American adults reported regularly feeling worry and anxiety. And 4.7% reported frequently experiencing sadness or symptoms of depression. In fact, more than 50% of American adults will need treatment for a mental…
Read MoreA Year of Rethinking Education and Training
Staying open, staying open minded For Stacy Ring, Community Alliance’s Manager of Behavioral Health Education and Training, developing a program for student interns in the middle of a pandemic represented a challenge unlike any she had faced before, but one that she confronted with an open mind and creativity. “We actually never discontinued any onsite…
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