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Atlas entry · Nebraska

Nebraska's pediatric mental healthcare access partnership

Last verified July 28, 2026 · Checked against an official source

Primary-Care Access ProgramsRural & Telepsychiatry Access

Verified facts

Program
Nebraska Partnership for Mental Healthcare Access in Pediatrics (NEP-MAP)
Organization
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Location
Statewide, Nebraska

Reported by the program

The program describes the following on its official information, reviewed on July 28, 2026.

Who it serves
NEP-MAP works to advance the mental health of Nebraska children from birth to age 21, and it supports professionals in pediatric, emergency department, and school settings so they can get children the care they need.
How the model works
It's a child psychiatry access program that offers telephone consultation, along with training, technical assistance, and care coordination, to promote early identification, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral health conditions, and to improve access to treatment and referral for children and adolescents.
Coverage
The national network's directory lists NEP-MAP as HRSA funded, started in 2018, and providing statewide coverage.

shrinkiatry context

Nebraska is a big, largely rural state, and a child in a small town can be a long way from a child psychiatrist. NEP-MAP is the state's answer through the child psychiatry access model: a pediatrician, school, or emergency department can reach a consultation team rather than sending a family on a long search. For the Atlas, it's a clear primary-care access entry, part of the same national network as Maine's program, and it fits the rural access theme that runs through Nebraska psychiatry.

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Sources

  1. National Network of Child Psychiatry Access Programs, Nebraska (NEP-MAP profile). https://www.nncpap.org/nebraska
  2. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Nebraska Pediatric Mental Healthcare Access Partnership. https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Nebraska-Pediatric-Mental-Healthcare-Access-Partnership.aspx

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