News September 8, 2025
Clarkson Regional Health Services Partners on Launch of Script Competition for Nebraska Students
Competition engages with mental health issues impacting Nebraska youth
In the Press August 18, 2025
“Make Nebraska gold standard for wellness”: Bridges to Mental Health shares its progress
KETV visited the most recent Bridges to Mental Health program to share the program’s progress in uptraining more than 500 providers across Nebraska and Western Iowa
In the Press August 14, 2025
Omaha doctors launch project to address shortage of mental health providers
To address the substantial shortage of mental health providers in Nebraska, a pair of Omaha doctors came up with, what is believed to be, a first-of-its-kind project. Nebraska Public Media’s Dale Johnson talked with Clarkson Regional Health Services CEO Dr. Bill Lydiatt, a co-founder of the Bridges to Mental Health Workforce Expansion Project, to find out why it’s so groundbreaking
In the Press July 18, 2025
Dr. Bill Lydiatt talks about the Bridges [to] Mental Health program
CRHS CEO Bill Lydiatt speaks with Scott Foster at KRVN in Lexington, Nebraska, about the additional challenges to mental health access faced by rural Nebraskans
In the Press May 27, 2025
Local mental health services provider receives grant
“This support from Clarkson Institute isn’t just about about expanding services—it’s about building healthier, more connected communities,” said Jennifer Jackson, Heartland’s Executive Director
In the Press May 27, 2025
Heartland Counseling Services gets $500,000 Grant
The grant will go toward expanding Heartland’s school-based mental health services into more rural districts, as well as growing its youth peer support program
News April 1, 2025
Clarkson Regional Health Services Announces Recipient of Healthcare Leadership Scholarship
Oncologist and physician advocate Dr. Mary Wells named 2025-26 Canedy Scholar
In the Press February 18, 2025
Omaha nonprofit, Clarkson Regional Health Services, has a new mission and leaders
The Omaha World-Herald covers CRHS’s leadership transition and initiatives
News February 18, 2025
Clarkson Regional Health Services Announces Leadership Transition as Nonprofit Continues Mission to Develop, Support Nebraska Healthcare Initiatives
Dr. Jim Canedy retires as CEO; Dr. Bill Lydiatt and Torri Criger assume leadership
In the Press January 9-10, 2025
Clarkson Regional Health’s New CEO, Bill Lydiatt, Chats About the “Bridges to Mental Health” Program
About 10 days into his tenure as CEO of Clarkson Regional Health Services, Dr. Bill Lydiatt explains to Mike Hogan a program born out of the pandemic. This program was created to address the lack of mental health services readily available to Nebraska patients. During this two-part interview, Dr. Lydiatt is able to explain this creative and successful initiative.
In the Press December 2024
Boldly Going: From “Little Hospital” to Statewide Advocate for Outcome-driven Innovation
Bill Lydiatt provides an overview of Clarkson Regional Health Services’ impact and introduces Clarkson Institute, which will carry out the modern mission of this 150-year-old nonprofit
In the Press December 17, 2024
How Do We Deal with Mental Health Challenges
Dr. Bill Lydiatt with Clarkson Regional Health Services shares insights on recognizing and addressing mental health struggles.
In the Press September 29, 2024
Midlands Voices: ‘Help, I need somebody,’ Americans are suffering, there is help available
Omaha World-Herald columnist and Bellevue University professor highlights local efforts to help address American’s growing levels of anxiety and behavioral health challenges.
In the Press September 13, 2024
Advocacy Is Medicine
Dr. Stephanie Hartman speaks with Dr. Bill Lydiatt on expanding the capacity of primary care, specialty care physicians, APPs, nurses, social workers, and others to increase their confidence and abilities in managing mild to moderate mental illness.
In the Press May/June 2024
Expanding the Mental Health Caregiver Workforce
In the Press April 3, 2024
Clarkson grant allows Project Harmony to expand mental health services
Clarkson Regional Health Services partnered with the Omaha Community Foundation to administer a grant program focused on mental and behavioral health. The program’s goal was to increase access to value-based mental health services in underserved communities in Omaha and across Nebraska.
In the Press March 4, 2024
UNMC resident plays key role in Bridges to Mental Health project
Department of Psychiatry third-year resident Max Lydiatt, MD, has spent the past year and a half working on training materials and surveys to help doctors and other medical providers, who do not have an extensive background in behavioral healthcare, learn how to handle patients who show mental health concerns.
In the Press January 16, 2022
Hospitals came and went as Omaha grew
Clarkson Regional Health Services’ roots date back to the founding of Omaha’s first hospital