Behavioral Health Archives - Lutheran Family Services

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Behavioral Health, Blog

10 Signs Stress May Be Affecting Your Health

Stress shows up in everyone's life, but many people don't realize how deeply it can affect their health, relationships, and daily functioning. LFS therapist Beth Croston sees this every day in her clients. "Stress has…

A client undergoes TMS treatment for depression at LFS.

Behavioral Health

LFS Expands Depression Treatment Options with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Innovative, non-medication treatment offers new hope for people living with depression. Lutheran Family Services (LFS) has introduced a new treatment option to its behavioral health services in Lincoln: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), an FDA-approved therapy…

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Behavioral Health

The Mental Health Benefits of Yoga

In a fast-paced world where stress, anxiety, and depression are increasingly common, many people are searching for accessible ways to improve their overall well-being. Yoga has emerged as one of the most widely studied mind-body…

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Behavioral Health

Peer Co-Responder Program Transforms Mental Health Crisis Response in Fremont

A New Approach to Mental Health Crisis Response Across the United States, co-responder programs are becoming an essential part of how communities handle mental health crises. Traditionally, these programs pair law enforcement officers with licensed…

Behavioral Health

Healing from PTSD

How Lutheran Family Service’s EMDR and Peer Support Offer Different Paths To Recovery Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects people from every walk of life—survivors of violence, veterans, first responders, children who’ve experienced chronic adversity, and…

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Behavioral Health

A Day in the Life of a Family Centered Treatment® Practitioner

What does a typical day look like for a Family Centered Treatment® (FCT) Practitioner? The truth is—no two days are ever the same. Each morning starts with checking emails and reviewing the day’s schedule, knowing…

Behavioral Health

Supporting Young Adults Through First Episode Psychosis at LFS

The Navigate First Episode Psychosis (FEP) Program is an evidence-based early intervention model designed to support individuals experiencing their first episode of psychosis. Psychosis may include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and disruptions in daily functioning.…

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Behavioral Health

How ACT at Lutheran Family Services Brings Intensive Support:

Assertive Community Treatment, Where Care Meets Community For Nebraskans living with serious mental illness, the path to stability can feel overwhelming—especially when traditional outpatient services aren’t enough, but hospitalization isn’t the right fit. That’s where…

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Behavioral Health

Inside the LFS Spravato Depression Treatment Process:

What Clients Can Expect and Why It's Changing Lives at Lutheran Family Services As interest grows in ketamine‑based treatments for severe and treatment‑resistant depression, staff at the Lincoln Lutheran Family Services (LFS) office are working…

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Behavioral Health

Join the LFS ACT Team in Fremont, Nebraska

Lutheran Family Services (LFS) is expanding our impact—and we’re hiring compassionate, dedicated professionals to join our new Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team in Fremont, Nebraska. This is an opportunity to be part of a collaborative,…

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Behavioral Health, mental health first aid

Recognizing the Signs: Supporting Mental Health in Ourselves and Others

By Julie Taylor-Costello, PhD Community Outreach and Training Coordinator Lutheran Family Services Signs! They are more than just billboards on the side of the road. Did you know that people can have signs too? Mental…

Ukrainian professionals visit with LFS experts.

Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health, Featured, Press

Global Interest in LFS Trauma Therapies Ukrainian Professionals Visit with LFS Experts.

It was a standard conference room. One big table in the middle, a pitcher of water, and paper cups. But the conversation around that table on a late afternoon in November was anything but "standard." …