OMAHA- The director of the Children and Family Services in the DHHS said there is no backup plan if St. Francis Ministries fails. If this were to happen, a mobile crisis team of 40 people from around the state would be called to help.

"This will put a strain on the other service areas and may cause a delay or disruption and other areas of the state during the transition period," Stephanie Beasley said.

The state just signed a new 25-month emergency no-bid crisis with St. Francis after the CEO told Nebraska they were almost out of money, just barely into the five year contract. Moving the cases back to the DHHS would take a minimum of 6 months. Senator Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha says it would be negligent for the Legislature to not investigate the company. The contract ends in February 2023, a spokesperson for DHHS says if the state continues contracting with a private organization, it will begin the process of bidding a year in advance.

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