The Behavioral Health Network (BHN) was established in 2014 to bring together cross-sector partners to identify behavioral healthcare needs in the Ely area and encourage services in the community to meet those needs.

Current strategic goals include:
Goal #1: To enable the community to embrace mental health as an integral part of health and wellness.
Goal #2: To develop cross-agency system for routine screening, referral, interventions, and follow-up for behavioral health.
Goal #3:To build capacity in the community to address behavioral health needs.
Goal #4: To develop and expand an actively engaged network to plan collaborative behavioral health services for the region.

Current network partners include:
Ely Community Health Center
Ely Bloomenson Community Hospital
Essentia Health Ely Clinic
NHS NorthStar Specialized Services
Range Mental Health Center
Well Being Development
Ely Community Resource

Learn more at: www.elycct.org/behavioral-health-network/ or visit them on Facebook.