About B-HERO
Who We Are.
The Behavioral Health in Education: Resources and Opportunities (B-HERO) Technical Assistance Center is a collaboration between the Central Regional Education Association and the North Dakota Department of Human Services, Behavioral Health Division.
As a result of 2019 legislation, each public, private, and tribal school in North Dakota has named a Behavioral Health Resource Coordinator (BHRC) to receive resources from the state to support behavioral health. Initiated in January 2021, B-HERO was created to support BHRCs, providing access to valuable resources and opportunities aligned to evidence and educational best-practices. The B-HERO Team is composed of educators and advocates passionate about behavioral health in schools, and informed by a multitude of statewide organizations and entities that share our mission and vision.
With a proven track record of building and administering successful programs like Trauma Sensitive Schools and North Dakota’s Full-Service Community Schools Consortium, B-HERO is here to help address the challenges that school staff, students, and communities face every single day.
B-HERO serves as a connection for the community of Behavioral Health Resource Coordinators (BHRCs) across North Dakota with the focus of building knowledge, sharing expertise, highlighting successes, and problem-solving perceived barriers related to behavioral health. We provide technical assistance; promote endorsed programs, services, and networking opportunities; and share weekly messages filled with evidence-based content covering the behavioral health topics that are most important to today’s educators.
What We Do.
Why We Do It.
At B-HERO, we believe that understanding the behavioral health needs of students is the first step toward building healthier, happier schools and communities. North Dakota schools designate one individual to serve as Behavioral Health Resource Coordinator (BHRC)–and we know that vetting and curating behavioral health resources is a huge undertaking for one person. So, B-HERO is here to help streamline evidence-based, best-practice resources and opportunities to BHRCs so that they can focus on what really matters: ensuring their school communities have what they need to succeed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Behavioral Health Resource Coordinator?
Each North Dakota school designates one individual to serve as the Behavioral Health Resource Coordinator (BHRC) in their building. This individual is reported in the STARS MiSO2 report that schools complete annually. The BHRC is the point of contact that B-HERO utilizes within each school building to disseminate evidence-based, best-practice resources and opportunities for schools to engage with.
What is the role of a Behavioral Health Resource Coordinator?
Behavioral Health Resource Coordinators serve as a direct point of contact between B-HERO and their school community. Once they receive resources from B-HERO, we hope that they READY – SET – SHARE!
READY. Read and evaluate the resources provided by B-HERO.
SET. Decide who in the school community could benefit from these resources.
SHARE. Distribute content to accelerate the conversation around behavioral health in your community.
BHRCs can support their school communities by ensuring others gain access to our resources - whether staff, students, or families. If you're curious about who to pass resources along to, please contact us!
Who is the Behavioral Health Resource Coordinator in my school?
To find out who the Behavioral Health Resource Coordinator is in your school,
Click the Link to NDDPI's Data Page Below
Select “School Directory Contact Information”
Download the Excel spreadsheet
Select the Behavioral Health Resource Coordinator tab and scroll to locate your school.
I am the Behavioral Health Resource Coordinator, but I don’t receive any emails.
We are so glad you are here! Please contact us at bhero.crea@k12.nd.us so we can help you get connected.
Contact UsI am an administrator. How do I change my BHRC, and how do I support them in their role?
As an administrator, you can change the designation of your Behavioral Health Resource Coordinator by doing the following:
Log into STARS
Scroll to the bottom: School Directory Contact Information
Look under positions: Behavioral Health Resource
Click on the name:
This information can be updated at any time, although the best practice is to do so at the beginning of each school year. Make sure you check yearly to ensure all contact information is up to date!
For further assistance in changing your Behavioral Health Resource Coordinator, please Contact Us at bhero.crea@k12.nd.us.
You can support your BHRC in their role by ensuring there is time during regular teaming structures and connections for them to share relevant resources, opportunities, and more. Let them know you'd like to hear about what B-HERO has recently had to offer and promote.
Log Into StarsContact UsMy colleague receives B-HERO's weekly messages containing great information. Can I receive those messages, too?
We're glad your colleagues is hearing from us! We try to keep things relevant and useful. Only one person per school building has been designated as our Behavioral Health Resource Coordinator contact, so we target those individuals. We'd recommend connecting with your BHRC to determine their current strategy for sharing resources, and see where opportunities exist in your building to team up, discuss, and share B-HERO resources.
If you work within a multi-building district, contact us to inquire about designating a district contact.
