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Janousek, nominated to lead Nebraska Division of Behavioral Health, highlights crisis centers, CCBHC rollout and opioid settlement funds
Summary
Dr. Thomas Janousek told the Health and Human Services Committee he will build on recent behavioral-health initiatives, including implementation of certified community behavioral health clinics (CCBHCs), use of opioid settlement funds for capital projects, crisis stabilization centers and expansion of mobile crisis and 988 services.
Dr. Thomas Janousek, nominee to serve as director of the Division of Behavioral Health at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, told the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee that his priorities include expanding crisis capacity, implementing the certified community behavioral health clinic model and using opioid settlement funds to build residential and crisis infrastructure.
“I am a Nebraskan native born and raised in Lincoln,” Janousek said in opening remarks, describing his clinical training, doctorate in clinical psychology and experience overseeing clinical operations and quality at community behavioral health systems.
Committee members questioned Janousek at length about region-level service reductions, housing supports for people leaving treatment, bed capacity and strategies to reduce repeated crisis…
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