Bio

Mikayla Wicks is the current Assistant Vice Preside of Medical Pathways at Nebraska Children and Families Foundation. Through this role, she is continuing her work on Prenatal Plans of Safe Care and a Medical Pathway to ensure medical professional have the tools to refer families to community resources and supports instead of the child welfare system when appropriate. Before joining NCFF in June 2023, Mikayla spent 10 years at DHHS CFS. Four years were spent as an Initial Assessment Case Worker and the last 7 were at Central Office as a Program Specialist. Mikayla lead the way for statewide implementation of Alternative Response and ensuring it became a permanent program through legislative updates in 2020. Mikayla took on the work of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act in 2016 to develop Plans of Safe Care and continues the work at NCFF with the implementation of Prenatal Plans of Safe Care. Mikayla's passion for working in child welfare started while attending Midland University, studying Business and Human Services. Through personal experiences, the work has taken Mikayla to also focus on maternal, prenatal, and post -partum health care for all families in Nebraska.