Community Alliance provides leading care as one of Nebraska’s inaugural Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
In a significant step toward improving mental health and substance use services in Nebraska, Community Alliance has officially been named a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) — one of just seven agencies in our state’s first cohort to receive the designation. Community Alliance has worked with the DHHS Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care […]
How Community Alliance’s Intensive Outpatient Program empowers individuals in their sobriety journey
For mental health and substance use treatment, having an empathetic environment and access to whole-person support is key to long-term recovery and lasting change. That’s why Community Alliance’s Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) combines group and one-on-one therapy with substance use education and resource connections. Kevin Gilliam, a behavioral health therapist, and Andrea Milone, a behavioral […]
Breaking the Silence: A history of putting mental health education in the spotlight
A long-time board member, current board chair and active volunteer for Community Alliance, Kathy Gerber has had a profound impact on shaping Breaking the Silence into one of the region’s largest community education events advancing mental health awareness. As our current Breaking the Silence event chair, one of her most cherished memories of the event […]
Community Alliance’s new mobile crisis team delivers fast, life-saving support
Experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis can be paralyzing for individuals and their loved ones. It can be difficult to know what to do, who to call and how to prevent it again in the future. That’s why Community Alliance has expanded our services to better address crises. As part of our new […]
How “Bike With Mike” turned grief into action to support our community’s mental health
In May 2020, the Kutilek family faced an unimaginable loss — the death of their son, Mike, who had struggled with mental illness. In honor of Mike’s memory, Bike With Mike, now in its fifth year, raises funds and awareness for mental health services in the community. This year’s event marked a significant milestone: $1 […]
How to set new year goals with grace
As we turn the page to a new year, it’s easy to feel the pressure to make resolutions. But what if we instead gave ourselves the space and time to pause, reflect and honor our personal journeys? Stacy Ring, Community Alliance’s behavioral health and education manager, shares how to make our improvement goals more effective, […]
Honoring Community Alliance Champions
Community Alliance’s success is owed to the people who have supported us along the way — families, volunteers, donors, employees, partners and advocates. Many of our major donors who contributed to the capital campaign for our new Center for Mental Health are recognized in the interior of the building. There are many others who we […]
An unforgettable Breaking the Silence with Ali Astin
Over the years, Community Alliance has maintained strong relationships with those who come to Omaha as Breaking the Silence speakers. We are lucky to have dear friends who are ready to step in at a moment’s notice — as the Astin family did for us at our 28th annual event. When our original featured speaker, […]
Announcing Aileen Brady as Community Alliance’s next CEO
Community Alliance is thrilled to announce Aileen Brady, a longtime leader at Community Alliance who has decades of experience in community mental health services, as our next CEO. Aileen, our current chief operating officer, was chosen by Community Alliance’s board following a local, regional and national search. She replaces outgoing CEO Carole Boye, who announced […]
How artist Brad Hoefs partnered with clients to spread hope on canvas
Community Alliance’s Center for Mental Health is intentionally designed to support the journeys of those we serve toward recovery, from its layout and architecture to the artwork adorning its walls. We’re thankful for the many local artists who created hope-filled work for this space, including Betni Kalk, Mary Zicafoose, Ron Quinn, Patty Talbot — and […]
