Behavioral Health Consultant
N/A
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dr. Krista Hales, DBH LADC-S is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor / Intern Supervisor with a Doctorate Degree in Behavioral Health from Arizona State University. She completed her culminating project on alcohol use amongst those at risk for HIV contraction or are HIV positive. Dr. Hales has been working in addiction treatment since 2008 with previous experience as the Executive Vice President at CrossRoads of Southern Nevada and the Regional Clinical Director for Behavioral Health Group. Through both positions, Dr. Hales has developed programming across multi-levels of care through integration and inovated treatment options. Establishing recovery oriented systems of care for individuals with substance use and co-occurring disorders has been a passion of hers since a young age. Additionally, Dr. Hales serves the Las Vegas Recovery community in numerous fashions. She is the previous Board of Directors President for There is No Hero in Heroin Foundation (TINHIH), a local non-profit credited with being the driving force behind the opening of Mission High School, the first all publicly funded recovery high school in the nation. Dr. Hales was part of the support team for that initiative. She is also an active member of several entities throughout the state including the Nevada Governor’s Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council, the Southern Nevada Opioid Advisory Council (SNOAC), the Southern Nevada Harm Reduction Alliance (SNHRA), and Shine A Light Foundation.
Saturday, May 18, 2024
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST