The School Community Intervention & Prevention (SCIP) (scipnebraska.com) Program has announced the hiring of Tessah Fulk. Tessah will serve as the School Coordinator for Regions 1, 2 & 6, as well as manage the administrative needs for the program.
Tessah is a native of Scottsbluff, NE, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In her position with SCIP, Tessah will work with existing public and private schools who have implemented SCIP, as well as recruit additional schools and agencies. She joins Abbe Edgecombe, School Coordinator for Lincoln/Lancaster County schools and Chris Ivory, School Coordinator for Regions 3, 4 and rural Region 5.
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.
SCIP is a program of Lincoln Medical Education Partnership, 4600 Valley Road, Lincoln.
To find out more about SCIP, visit our website at www.scipnebraska.com or call (402) 327-6843.