Mental / Behavioral Health Points of Contact
Your student’s mental health is important to their academic success. If you have concerns about your student’s mental or behavioral health, you can contact the social worker at your student’s school/program. LPS social workers are licensed mental health practitioners and can help connect you to appropriate mental health or behavioral supports.
| School/Program | Mental/Behavioral Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | Matt Dineen | mdinneen@lps.org |
| Arnold | Megan Wesche | mwesche@lps.org |
| Arts & Humanities (AFP) | Erin Owens | eowens@lps.org |
| Beattie | Megan Wesche | mwesche@lps.org |
| Belmont | Rachel Houston | rhouston@lps.org |
| Brownell | Sarah Friend | sfriend@lps.org |
| Bryan | Allen Ladd | aladd@lps.org |
| Calvert | Delaney Bartling | dbartlin@lps.org |
| Campbell | Kim Nebel | knebel@lps.org |
| Cavett | Lyndsee Shively | lshively@lps.org |
| Clinton | Whitney Brown | wbrown@lps.org |
| Culler | Denise Klein | dklein3@lps.org |
| Dawes | Kathryn Hull | khull@lps.org |
| Don Sherrill (DDSEC) | SSW from home school | N/A |
| East | Danielle Swanson | dswanso2@lps.org |
| East | Tami Rembolt | trembol@lps.org |
| Eastridge | Kelsey Middendorf | kmidden@lps.org |
| Elliott | Kelsey Middendorf | kmidden@lps.org |
| Everett | Tara Schwartz | tschwart@lps.org |
| Fredstom | Kim Nebel | knebel@lps.org |
| Goodrich | Ashley Adams | aadams5@lps.org |
| Hartley | Tori White | vwhite2@lps.org |
| Hill | Matt Dineen | mdinneen@lps.org |
| Holmes | Erin Owens | eowens@lps.org |
| Humann | Kadi Holmberg | kholmber@lps.org |
| Huntington | Madilynn Piro | mpiro@lps.org |
| Irving | Makenzie Hofmeister | mhofmeis@lps.org |
| Kahoa | Tiffany Kavanaugh | tkavana@lps.org |
| Kloefkorn | Becca Koenig | bkoenig2@lps.org |
| Kooser | Connie Malenica | cmalenic@lps.org |
| Lakeview | Lorie Fink | lfink@lps.org |
| Lefler | Patrice McShane | pmcshane@lps.org |
| Lincoln High | Kate Eilers | keilers@lps.org |
| Lincoln High | Brady Tolle | btolle@lps.org |
| Lux | Ann Lough | alough2@lps.org |
| Maxey | Kara Evans | kevans3@lps.org |
| McPhee | Renee King | rking4@lps.org |
| Meadow Lane | Carrie Erks | cerks@lps.org |
| Mickle | Sarah Friend | sfriend@lps.org |
| Moore | Ursula Vernon-Hansen | uhansen@lps.org |
| Morley | Ann Lough | alough2@lps.org |
| North Star | Morgan Young | myoung@lps.org |
| North Star | Kennedy Beebe | kbeebe@lps.org |
| Northeast | Mandy Berlin-Coyle | mberlin@lps.org |
| Northeast | Tana Downs | tdowns2@lps.org |
| Northwest | Sara Crandall | scranda@lps.org |
| Norwood Park | Jennifer Smith | jsmit18@lps.org |
| Nuernberger MS (NEC) | SSW from home school | N/A |
| Park | Demarion Mapp | dmapp@lps.org |
| Pershing | Jennifer Smith | jsmit18@lps.org |
| Pound | Kadi Holmberg | kholmber@lps.org |
| Prescott | Connie Malenica | cmalenic@lps.org |
| Pyrtle | Becca Koenig | bkoenig2@lps.org |
| Randolph | Carrie Erks | cerks@lps.org |
| Riley | Madilynn Piro | mpiro@lps.org |
| Robinson | Becca Koenig | bkoenig2@lps.org |
| Roper | Renee King | rking4@lps.org |
| Rousseau | Delaney Bartling | dbartlin@lps.org |
| Saratoga | Matt Dineen | mdinneen@lps.org |
| Schoo | Lorie Fink | lfink@lps.org |
| Science Focus Program (SFP) | Erin Owens | eowens@lps.org |
| Scott | Lyndsee Shively | lshively@lps.org |
| Sheridan | Tara Schwartz | tschwart@lps.org |
| Southeast | Gretchen Baker | gabaker@lps.org |
| Southeast | Jess Moser | jmoser@lps.org |
| Southwest | Mikayla Border | mborder@lps.org |
| Southwest | Makenzie Hofmeister | mhofmeis@lps.org |
| Standing Bear | Danae Hyde | dhyde2@lps.org |
| Student Support Program (SSP) | Danae Hyde | dhyde2@lps.org |
| West Lincoln | Tiffany Kavanaugh | tkavana@lps.org |
| Wysong | Ursula Vernon-Hansen | uhansen@lps.org |
| Yankee Hill | SSW from home school | N/A |
| Zeman | Kathryn Hull | khull@lps.org |
| Threat Assessment Team | Allyson Headrick | aheadric@lps.org |
| Threat Assessment Team | Kristi Lange | klange2@lps.org |
| Mental Health Coordinator | Andrea Phillips | aphilli@lps.org |
| Admin Secretary | Shereen Mills | jmillls@lps.org |
If you need immediate assistance, you can access the following resources that are available any time of the day or night.
- CenterPointe Help Line (Lincoln): 402-475-6695
- Nebraska Family Helpline: 1-888-866-8660
- National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
- National Crisis Text Line: text START to 741741 (text charges from your phone carrier may apply)
- Lincoln Police Department (non-emergency) 402-441-6000 or 911 (emergency)
- MyLNK is a website (https://mylnk.app) and a mobile app (for Apple and Android – search MyLNK) that has information about community resources. It can be downloaded in a wi-fi environment and then used when wi-fi is not available. The website provides translations in Spanish Vietnamese, and Arabic.
