Rebekah Behan
Senior Project Coordinator
Rebekah Behan is a Senior Project Coordinator. She joined CHDI in 2019 and works on School-Based Mental Health Initiatives, including the School-Based Diversion Initiative (SBDI), the School-Based Diversion Initiative—Early Intervention (SBDI-E), the School Health Assessment and Performance Evaluation (SHAPE) system, and Comprehensive School Mental Health System projects like CONNECTing Schools to Care IV Students. Rebekah has over 20 years of experience working in the human service field, with an extensive background in youth development, prevention strategies, and mentoring services. She is a skilled project manager and trainer who has presented both locally and nationally.
Prior to joining CHDI, she served as Program Manager at The Governor’s Prevention Partnership, where she managed a state funded contract by the Judicial Branch, Court Support Services Division and a federally funded contract by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. She also spent 15 years as a direct service provider at Klingberg Family Centers providing residential treatment, therapeutic after school care, and community-based services. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Psychology from Eastern Connecticut State University.