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K I R K K E R K O R I A N S C H O O L O F M E D I C I N E A T U N LV
BEHERE NV IS HERE
FOR NEVADA
BY ROBIN BIFFINGER
T
he acronym says it all. BeHERE NV stands for Behavioral
Health Education, Retention, and Expansion Network
of Nevada. Several years in the making, this program9s
lofty name is also clearly communicating its lofty goals.
BEHERE NV TEAM
What exactly is BeHERE NV? It is a program that will
offer educational and outreach events about mental health careers
to K-12 students and adult learners and will then work to connect
those students with access to and training in the Nevada System of
Higher Education (NSHE). Once education and training is complete,
BeHERE NV will seek to retain those students so they stay in Nevada
and serve our communities.
The driving force behind BeHERE NV is the program9s executive
director, Sara Hunt, PhD. From the initial idea to acquisition of state
funding to hiring the team, Dr. Hunt has been the throughline for
BeHERE NV every step of the way.
