Mental Health for Youth in Detention

The Heartland Family Service Mental Health for Youth in Detention services provide mental health outpatient services to youth, and their families when possible, for the youth detainees at the Sarpy County Juvenile Justice Center (JJC).

We provide crisis intervention services, short term individual and/or family counseling, and planning for transitional services as well as continuity of care. Services will address emotional crisis, including suicide risk assessment, depression, anxiety, and trauma exposure – including traumatic grief when the youth has lost significant others.

Area Served
Nebraska: Sarpy County

Eligibility & Fees
Services are provided at the Sarpy Juvenile Justice Center.
Fees: Free.

Funding: This project is supported by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 funding for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) and is being administered by the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) by way of an award totaling $541,680. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, BHECN, UNMC, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit: Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska