“Online Safety” will be the topic of the upcoming Promoting Healthy Behaviors Community Awareness series on February 25. Sponsored by School Community Intervention and Prevention (SCIP) (scipnebraska.com), Lincoln Public Schools and Region V Systems, the presentation, which will be held in the Vrbka meeting rooms at Lincoln Medical Education Partnership, 4600 Valley Road, will feature Aubrey Yost, Training and Outreach Specialist with BraveBe Child Advocacy Center. Ms. Yost will provide tips for navigating the digital age with children and teens and will discuss the risks involved with technology, tools that can assist youth and adults to navigate technology together and how to engage youth in discussions regarding online safety. The presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m.
SCIP is a program designed to bring together families, school 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.
For more information, go to scipnebraska.com or contact Lilly Young at (402) 327-6843.