Mental Health
Overview
Mental health affects everyone. On this page, learn about what resources throughout the community can help you.
Statistics based on the Nevada 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Percentage of students who felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing some usual activities during the past 12 months: 2001 – 24 percent, 2003 – 24 percent, 2005 – 22 percent, 2007 – 18 percent, 2009 – 23 percent.
- Percentage of students who made a plan about how they would attempt suicide during the past 12 months: 2001 – 12 percent, 2003 – 13 percent, 2005 – 12 percent, 2007 – 11 percent, 2009 – 12 percent.
- Percentage of students who actually attempted suicide one or more times during the past 12 months: 2001 – 8 percent, 2003 – 6 percent, 2005 – 6 percent, 2007 – 6 percent, 2009 – 9 percent.
Resources in Douglas County
Meets the second and fourth Wednesdays monthly at the community center, starting at 9:30 a.m.
(775) 450-0329
(775) 782-8692
Meets Thursdays at 2:30 p.m. at the Carson Valley Medical Center – Vitality For Life (second floor)
(775) 445-8889
Mobile Outreach Safety Team
(775) 782-5162
Crisis intervention, evaluation and connection to services
Thursdays only
Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays monthly 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the community center.
Open to adults, 18 and over, who have PTSD
(775) 782-3671
Meets the first Thursday monthly 6-7:30 p.m. at 1625 NV-88 #203, Minden, NV
(775) 783-1510
For more information, please contact the Suicide Prevention Network at (775) 783-1510.
(775) 364-0961
(800) 242-0478
(800) 448-9454