Members of the BeHERE NV team from left to right – Jill Manit, PhD, MSW; Sara Hunt, PhD; Eterniti Claggett, BS; and Adriana Monroy, BS – at the UNLV Mental Health Initiatives Forum in April 2024.
Sep. 17, 2024

Nevada persistently ranks at the bottom in the country for overall access to mental health services. UNLV faculty are developing initiatives to change this unacceptable situation. The statewide BeHERE NV initiative, for example, will recruit, educate, and retain mental health practitioners across the state, with the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV serving as its administrative hub. And UNLV PRACTICE Clinic is implementing a strategic plan to unite graduate mental and behavioral training programs for the greatest impact.