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LINCOLN — Losses approaching $1 million this year and regulations barring gay discrimination are driving major changes at Catholic Charities of Omaha.

The charitable arm of the Archdiocese of Omaha has announced plans to stop providing its substance abuse and mental health treatment services.

Tim McNeil, chancellor of the archdiocese, said Friday that the organization will not just walk away from the services.

“We will stay in the business until we can transition them to another provider,” he said. “We will fulfill our contracts.”

Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare has scheduled a bidders conference Thursday for organizations that might be interested in taking over the services.

McNeil said the financial losses are the most pressing problem for the organization. The gap between government payments and organization expenses is growing and has become unsustainable.

Losses last year were more than $400,000 out of the $14 million Catholic Charities’ budget, he said. This year they have exceeded $650,000 and look to be nearly $1 million by year’s end.