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    Resources for Families​​​

    ​Resource and Website​
    		​Phone Contact​
    		​Description​​​
    Nebraska Family Helpline
    		Call ​1-888-866-8660
    		​You can call this toll-free, 24-hour-a-day telephone number to get the names of agencies by locality, and the services they provide. 
    Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
    ​Call or Text 988

    		​Simply call or text for mental health or substance abuse emergencies. Visit the website for additional information and resources. What to expect when you call, text, or chat the 988 Lifeline.​
    United Way of the Midlands Helpline
    Call ​211
    or​​
    Text "Help" to 898211​
    		​Call 211 or visit their website for free for comprehensive information and referrals​​ linking Nebraska residents to health and human service programs, community services, disaster services and governmental programs.
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    ​​Financial Assistance

    If you need financial assistance, the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (NE DHHS) offers resources to help families in need. Please review these links on the NE DHHS website. Within each link is a contact number that you may also call to have your questions addressed.

    ​Res​ource and Website​
    		​Description​
    ​NE DHHS: Medicaid and Eligibility
    		​Pregnant and don't have insurance? Don't wait to get care! Your provider can provide prenatal care while checking on your Medicaid eligibility. The link on the left also includes information about Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and 599 CHIP.
    ​NE DHHS: i-Serve
    		​For financial assistance with food, utilities, health insurance, childcare, or other essential needs
    ​NE DHHS: Women, Infants, an​d Children
    		​WIC is a nutrition program for pregnant, breastfeeding women and families with children younger than 5. WIC provides healthy food at no cost, breastfeeding support, nutrition information, and referrals.
    ​NE DHHS: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
    		​TANF provides cash assistance to low-income families with children.
    ​NE DHHS: Elemental Formula Reimbursement
    		​Formula reimbursement is available for medically necessary amino acid-based elemental formulas.​
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    ​Finding a Healthcare or Childcare Provider

    ​​To find a Healthcare Provide​r, click HERE.​​ To find Childcare Providers near you, click HERE​.

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    ​Pregnancy and Parenthood Support

    Resource and Website​
    		​Description
    ​NE DHHS: Prenatal Plus Care Coo​​rdination
    		​Medicaid enrollees can get connected to additional services through the clinic/hospital where they receive prenatal care.
    ​Bring Up Nebra​​ska
    		​Bring Up Nebraska connects the progress that is already being made, coordinates state and local strategies, and encourages other communities and partners to join the effort. For support building well-being for your family, find a community collaborative in your area. 
    ​Teen Pregnancy Support
    		​Programs supporting teens who are pregnant are available across Nebraska.

    ​NE DHHS: Adoption Support
    		​Information and resources about adoption assistance are provided by Nebraska DHHS.
    ​“If You Are Pregnant…" Booklet​
    		​An informational booklet on fetal development prepared by Nebraska DHHS. 
    ​Pregnancy and Infan​t Loss Support
    		​When pregnancy loss occurs grief and sadness can be profound.
    ​Mommy and Me Programs
    		​Mommy and Me programs are residential programs where mothers in inpatient substance abuse treatment can reside with their children (usually until age 2 or so).  These exist across the nation. There are 5 of these residential programs across Nebraska. 
    ​Community Support During Pregnancy
    		​Pregnant women who struggle with substance use during pregnancy can work with their healthcare provider and community support systems to develop a prenatal plan of safe care for their unborn baby. Using these plans, pregnant people can build a record of how they work with providers to take care of their baby. Hastings and North Platte  have community partners that can support pregnant women who want to develop a prenatal plan of safe care.
    NE DHHS: Plan of Safe Care​
    		​Infants born and identified as being affected by substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure, or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder will need extra support. Healthcare providers will notify DHHS and then work with families to develop a Plan of Safe Care to address the health and treatment needs of substance-exposed infants and affected family or caregivers.
    ​MilkWorks
    		​MilkWorks provides guidance and resources related to breastfeeding for families across Nebraska.
    ​Doula Support
    		​Additional information about initiatives to improve doula access in Nebraska is available at these sites.​
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    Community Resources/Collaborations

    ​Resource and Website
    		​Description
    ​Map of Local Health D​epartments
    		​Nebraska has 19 local health departments across the state that can help you connect to care in your community.​
    ​NE DHHS: Maternal, ​Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (N-MIECHV) Program
    		​N-MIECHV is free to anyone who is pregnant or with children under the age of 3 years old. N-MIECHV utilizes the evidenced-based home visiting model, Healthy Families America, to support pregnant or parenting families of children from birth to five years old. Families that struggle with poverty, violence or substance abuse, teen parenting or military families may qualify for services. Program staff are often from the same cultural background as the clients. Find your local program here.​
    ​Sixpence​
    		​Early Learning Programs are designed to promote your child's brain development from infancy to three years old. It utilizes the evidenced based home visiting model, Parents as Teachers. Referrals are made and services are contracted through public school systems across the state.
    ​Buffet Early Childhood Institute
    		​The Buffet Early Childhood Institute is a collaborative, interdisciplinary, effort with the University of Nebraska focusing on early childhood development to age 8 and improving the workforce of those that care for our young children.
    ​Nebraska Early Development Network- Early Intervention
    		​The Nebraska Early Development Network- Early Intervention is a voluntary program for children with special needs that promotes growth and development, allowing your child the opportunity to reach their full potential. 
    ​Head Start and Early Head Start
    		​Head Start and Early Head Start programs are available across the state. These programs promote school readiness, physical and mental health, educational, nutritional, and social services for our infants and young children.
    ​I Be Black Girl
    		​I Be Black Girl is a reproductive justice organization that centers on Black women, femmes, and girls.
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    Resources for Healthcare Providers​

    Maternal Child Health Data and Programming

    Language Translations

    Breastfeeding

    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The following informational videos and brochures were developed to distribute to hospitals, birthing centers and other medical facilities. 

    Informational Videos

    ​ABCs of Safe Sleep:  ​123 Don't Shake Me: 

    QR Code Sheet for ABCs of Safe Sleep and 1-2-3 Don't Shake Me videos

    Please send an email to: DHHS.MCASHFeedback@nebraska.gov to request DVDs of these videos.​

    Maternal Infant Health Brochures​

    Avoiding Milk and Soy

    ABCs of Safe Sleep

    Breastfeeding

    123 Don't Shake Me

    ​The CRYing Plan

    If You Are Pregnant

    Take Control of YOUR Health

    PostPartum Visit

    Warning Signs to Know During and After Pregnancy

    Know Your Workplace Lactation Rights

    Perinatal Depression by National Institute of Health