Community Awareness Event: Building Resilience - Promoting Mental Wellness for our Youth

September 13, 2024

Schools, parents, caregivers and communities all play a role in providing supportive pathways for our youth as they navigate childhood and adolescence. Lincoln Public Schools is partnering with School Community Intervention and Prevention (SCIP) and Region V Systems to put on valuable community presentations about how to support the health and well-being of our community’s youth.

Please join us for this event:

Building Resilience: Promoting Mental Wellness for our Youth

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, from 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Lincoln Medical Education Partnership Vrbka Classrooms - 4600 Valley Road, Lincoln (Entrance 1, first floor)

Sandy Morrissey, Prevention Director, and Teri Effle, Prevention Specialist, with Region V Systems will discuss strategies to support student mental health and wellbeing including:

1. Building Foundational Practices: The importance of sleep hygiene and the impact of screen time on mental health, providing practical tips for creating healthy routines that promote restful sleep and balanced technology use.

2. Creative Wellness Techniques: Effective mental fitness tools that can help children and teens manage stress and improve emotional regulation.

3. Empowerment through Engagement: The importance of actively engaging with youth in mental wellness practices, fostering open communication about mental health and creating a supportive environment where kids and teens feel comfortable expressing their emotions and developing healthy coping strategies.

Please contact Abbe Edgecombe, SCIP Coordinator for Lincoln-Lancaster County, for questions or additional information: (402) 327-6841 or aedgecombe@lmep.com.

 

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