Tammy Stevenson has been named the new executive director of The Bridge Behavioral Health, replacing Phil Tegler, who is retiring at the end of February.Ìý
Prior to joining The Bridge, Stevenson was project coordinator for a U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs grant at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Stevensen was also director of scholarship programs at EducationQuest Foundation and former board member of The Bridge, according to a news release on the transition.Ìý
Under a decade of Tegler’s leadership, The Bridge Behavioral Health has experienced a transformation at all levels of the agency, including programs, staff expertise and licensure, and facility modernization. The agency is now a recognized, collaborative community partner and has achieved national accreditation, according to a news release.
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Established in 1983, The Bridge Behavioral Health provides a detoxification program for people arrested by police for driving under the influence, and people who were formerly jailed for public intoxication.
The nonprofit organization also provides outpatient and residential drug and alcohol treatment. It is a licensed substance disorder treatment center by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and nationally accredited in several areas, including crisis stabilization, intensive outpatient treatment and residential treatment.
The Bridge service area covers the city of Lincoln and the 15 counties of southeast Nebraska served by Region V Services.