The Boys Town Behavioral Health Clinic offers outpatient services for families with children from ages 2 to 22 who are experiencing social/emotional, academic, or behavior concerns. Learn more about our clinic and our staff below.
To make an appointment please call 308-381-8851 or for more information, email us at gi-bhc@boystown.org.
We have the training, experience and expertise necessary to provide your family with the support and guidance that your child or adolescent needs to help them succeed.
If you are a physician, educator, or parent who is concerned about a child or adolescent's current functioning, turn to the Boys Town Central Nebraska Behavioral Health Clinic in Grand Island, NE. The Clinic offers a wide range of outpatient services for children of all ages who are experiencing behavioral, emotional, social, or academic concerns.
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Please call for our affordable private pay rates.
A publication for parents on the emotional, social and behavioral development of children.
Boys Town has been caring for children and supporting families for more than 100 years, so we understand the needs of parents and the best strategies for meeting the challenges they face, like teaching children how to consistently follow instructions, work hard in school, get along with others, and make good decisions. We pride ourselves on not only doing research on parenting, but also putting that research into action. You can be confident that our strategies give parents real-world solutions that work.
Boys Town offers a wide range of services for children who are experiencing behavioral, emotional, academic or substance use concerns.
If you are a parent, physician, educator or mental health care provider who is concerned about the behavior of a child in your care, we can help. Our mental health practitioners, psychiatrists and physicians work closely with families, schools and other referrers to provide the best care for children and adolescents.
Starling, PsyD has been working with children, adolescents, and adults since 2006, providing behavioral therapy, developing behavioral plans, and conducting diagnostic assessments. She received her BA in Psychology from the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs in 2009, her MA in Psychology in 2015, and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology, with a concentration in Neuropsychology, in 2017.
Mackenzie Boon, Ph.D., began providing outpatient behavioral health services and conducting diagnostic assessments at the Boys Town Behavioral Health Clinic in Grand Island, NE in 2021. She received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2012, her M.Ed. in School Psychology from the University of Utah in 2015, and her Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of Utah in 2017. Dr. Boon completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship in the Pediatric Developmental Disabilities Clinic at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine/Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD, before returning to central Nebraska.
Heather Calkins, Ph.D., began providing outpatient behavioral health services and conducting diagnostic assessments at the Boys Town Behavioral Health Clinic in Grand Island, NE in 2020. She received her BA in Psychology from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2016, her MS in Psychology from Illinois State University in 2019, and her doctorate in School Psychology from Illinois State University in 2021.
Dr. Calkins completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the Boys Town Behavioral Health Clinic in Grand Island, NE, and happily chose to remain at the clinic as a psychologist.
