Wellbeing Initiative Inc.

Wellbeing Initiative Inc. is a non-profit organization based in Lincoln, Nebraska, registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since February 2018, with a current registration valid through July 2025. The organization specializes in mental health and substance use disorder support services, focusing primarily on peer-delivered services, crisis prevention, and community-based mental health interventions across Nebraska. Through its federal grant awards, Wellbeing Initiative Inc. demonstrates a commitment to serving underrepresented and underserved populations, with a particular emphasis on rural communities, ethnic and racial minorities, veterans, and individuals with serious mental illness and substance use disorders.

The organization has secured multiple federal grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), including Project Grants for initiatives such as the Nebraska Coalition for Peer Delivered Services, Ending Stigma: Crisis and Prevention Education Initiative (ES:CAPE), and Nebraska Building Communities of Recovery. These grants have enabled Wellbeing Initiative Inc. to provide comprehensive services including evidence-based training for peer support specialists, mental health education, crisis intervention, substance use disorder screening, and community partnership development. The organization has collaborated with various state agencies, including the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services, to implement pilot programs like peer navigator services for individuals who have experienced overdoses. Their grant-funded work typically involves training mental health professionals, developing recovery-oriented services, reducing stigma around mental health and substance use, and creating sustainable support models for vulnerable populations across Nebraska, with some projects aiming to serve between 150-500 individuals annually.