The School Community Intervention & Prevention (SCIP) (scipnebraska.com) Program has announced the hiring of Lilly Young. Lilly will serve as the School Coordinator for Regions 1, 2 and 6 and manage the administrative needs for the program.
Lilly is a native of Lincoln and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, with minors in philosophy and religious studies. In her position with SCIP, Lilly will work with existing public and private schools, of whom have implemented SCIP, and recruit additional schools and agencies. She will join Abbe Edgecombe, School Coordinator for Lincoln/ Lancaster County schools and Chris Ivory, School Coordinator for Regions 3, 4 and rural Region V.
SCIP is a program designed to bring together families, schools and the community to support student behavioral and emotional health. SCIP’s mission is to provide effective prevention education for schools, families and communities, equipping schools with early intervention tools for students with behavioral health concerns, so they may achieve healthy and productive lives.
SCIP is funded (16% or $50,000) from the Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success States grant (5H79SP083671-01) & (55% or $168,837.71) from the SAPTBG (6B08TIO85820-01M002) through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, contracted through the NE DHHS, Div. of Behavioral Health. SCIP also receives (3% or $10,000) in state funding and (26% or $82,110) of funding from non-governmental sources, including United Way of Lincoln Lancaster County.
SCIP is a program of Lincoln Medical Education Partnership, 4600 Valley Road. To find out more about SCIP, visit scipnebraska.com, or call (402) 327-6843.