COMMUNITY AWARENESS SERIES: Promoting Healthy Behaviors

Lincoln Public Schools is partnering with School Community Intervention and Prevention (SCIP), Bryan Independence Center and the Lancaster Prevention Coalition to put on a series of valuable presentations about how to support the health and well-being of our community’s youth. These events are open to parents, students, school professionals and community members.The first in the series will be Promoting Student Mental Health on September 26, at 6:30 p.m. at Lux Middle School.

Speaker Carrie Gottschalk has spent over 20 years in the fields of education and mental and behavioral health working with children, adolescents and families.  Her presentation will help raise awareness and offer opportunities for meaningful discussion surrounding the mental health of children and adolescence. Gottschalk will be sharing information about social emotional development and its role in mental and behavioral health, de-stigmatizing diagnosis and healthy steps that can be taken to support youth.

Future presentations will include:

  • Digital Citizenship - November 16, 6:30 p.m. at Southeast High School

  • Healthy Relationships - February 27, 6:30 p.m. at Southwest High School
  • Promoting Healthy Choices - April 26, 6:30 p.m. at North Star High School


Published: August 29, 2017, Updated: August 29, 2017