6 Pillars for Emotional Wellbeing

The 6 Pillars is a joint initiative by Community Health Improvement Planning (CHIP) partners seeking to address youth behavioral health concerns in Lincoln and Lancaster County. First identified in 2023 as a community-wide response to the growing need for emotional wellbeing and resilience, each pillar is evidence based, and together they form a framework applicable to children, their families, and the broader community.

6 Pillars Videos seek to introduce 3 Key Elements:

• The Problem
• The Causes
• The Skills 

The 6 Pillars provide a context for caring adults to have conversations with the children in their lives and build healthy rhythms and routines shown to grow emotional health for kids, parents, and their families to thrive.  This project was made possible by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Bryan Health, and CHI Health St. Elizabeth.

Content Contributors

• Tami Lewis Ahrendt -- CenterPointe
• Dr. Rob Arias -- Arias Neuropsychology
• Dr. Lucas Bossard -- Behavioral Pediatric Therapy
• Kelly Braswell, RN, BSN - Lancaster County Medical Society
• Rose Hood Buss -- The Hub
• Erica Craig -- The Malone Center
• Abbe Edgecomb -- Intervention & Prevention (SCIP)
• Darin Erstad -- Pro Baseball Player and Coach
• Lawrence Gardiner -- The Malone Center
• Dr. Dave Miers -- Bryan Medical Center
• Guadalupe Mora -- El Centro de Las Americas
• Dr. Vivek Murthy -- Former U.S. Surgeon General
• Dr. Ismatt Niazi -- a1 Family Psychiatry
• Dr. Bob Rauner -- Partnership for a Healthy Nebraska
• Lori Seibel -- Community Health Endowment
• Dr. John Trapp -- Bryan Health
• Michelle Welch, RD -- Lincoln Public Schools 

6 Pillars One Page Reference(PDF, 8MB)