If you or someone you know are having challenges with hope or needs immediate help, call 988. You can also text HOME to 741741 to connect with a counselor from crisistextline.org. You can find a list of international resources here.
The Hopeful Cities® Playbook is a resource designed to make hope accessible and operational in any city around the world. It is a marketing plan in action that operationalizes hope as it creates awareness about the Science of Hope. It is a step-by-step guide to help cities activate the “how-to” of hope throughout the community.
Hopeful Cities® is equipping cities around the world with the tools they need to create, maintain, and grow hope, citywide. Activate hope in your community now.
The digital Shine Hope infographic shows the How-to of Hope in trying times. It is a simple way to get started learning the Five Keys to Shine Hope. Fill out the download form using the button below to get your digital copy this infographic. Once you download, you’ll find clickable links so you can learn more about each of the skills we talk about in the Shine Hope framework.
The Five-Day Global Hope Challenge is a five-day challenge ensuring all know the what, why, and how to hope. It reviews what hopelessness is, the Shine Hope framework, and instructs how to measure hope. It is a simple way to get started learning how to Shine Hope.
Social media is a great way to share the resources available for hope with your friends, family, and community, so we have created a social media toolkit for hope as well. All of our images and content are available to download at no cost to share and activate the message for hope.
Fill out the download form using the button below to get your Global Hope Challenge Social Media Kit.
My Hope Story gives community leaders an avenue to normalize hopelessness and share their unique experiences by using the Shine Hope framework. We all experience moments of hopelessness (i.e., emotional despair and motivational helplessness). How we manage the moments of hopelessness matters.
We suggest you share a recent challenge, large or small. We encourage you to spend 20% of the time describing what the hopelessness was about (sadness, anger, fear, and powerlessness). We then ask you to spend 80% of the story sharing how you overcame it.
What Stress Skills did you use? What Happiness Habits did you practice? What Inspired Actions did you take to make it through? How did your Nourishing Networks support you? And what was one of your biggest challenges (i.e., negative thought pattern), and how did you overcome it?
We encourage you to share your story with the community while encouraging others to share their stories as well. Discuss what skills work, help all practice, and be sure people know where to go for support if they are having challenges in your city. You can download the My Hope Story Template here.
If you want to share your hope story on social media, we encourage you to do so. Please tag us @ifredorg @theshinehopecompany #myhopestory #myhopehero so we can share with others.
The Hopeful Minds Parent’s Guide provides a broad overview of the concepts discussed in the Hopeful Minds curriculums, and provides parents with easy ways to implement the Five Keys to Shine Hope (Stress Skills, Happy Habits, Inspired Actions, Nourishing Networks, and Eliminating Challenges) and hopeful language in the home. It is helpful when parents reinforce hope language at home, so the family can practice together.
Hope is measurable and teachable. With hopelessness at an all-time high in youth, we’ve got to be proactive about practicing these skills with youth. This is a tool parents can use to talk about mental health in a positive, proactive way at home and know what to look out for and find resources for support.
Fill out the download form using the button below to get your digital copy this curriculum.
The Hopeful Minds Overview is a curriculum designed to give children an introduction to the “what,” “why,” and “how” of hope. The curriculum includes three, one-hour lessons that introduce the key tools needed to create, maintain, and grow hope. Additionally, the curriculum includes background information for educators, supplemental resources, classroom visuals, and a Hopework Book for students.
While this curriculum is geared towards 2nd-grade students, it can be easily adapted for any age range (adults included) and can be utilized in any setting (such as schools, after-school programs, places of worship, hospitals, offices, and more). This curriculum has been specially designed to be used for either classroom or remote learning.
Fill out the download form using the button below to get your digital copy this curriculum.
The Hopeful Minds Deep Dive Educator Guide is a curriculum for K-6 (but can be used for any age) designed to give children a deeper understanding of the core components of hope. The curriculum is scripted allowing anyone to teach the 16, 45-minute lessons that explore the tools needed to create, maintain, and grow hope, background information for educators, supplemental resources, classroom visuals, and a Hopework Book for students. It meets National Health Education Standards put forth by the CDC. The Hopework Book is included in the curriculum, but it can also be downloaded separately.
Our Hopeful Minds Teen Hopeful is a 12-module workbook that was tested and approved by teens. The program introduces the Five Keys to Shine Hope™: Stress Skills, Happiness Habits, Inspired Actions, Nourishing Networks, and Eliminating Challenges. This comprehensive approach empowers teens to navigate challenges, embrace positivity, and empower resilience.
The workbook employs a peer-to-peer teaching style, encouraging both individual reflection and group discussions. Interactive elements such as engaging activities, games, creative expressions, worksheets, and puzzles enhance the learning experience. The workbook itself is the curriculum, so educators are not necessary for use. We encourage having facilitators, yet it is designed for anyone to use.
It is based on the award-winning Hopeful Minds program and is intended for teens to do together. As in the US alone, 57% of teen girls are identifying with persistent hopelessness, we encourage entire schools and classrooms to do the program. It is a proactive, protective approach to mental health. These are skills all youth need to learn and can be implemented in classrooms, after-school programs, places of worship, and more. Anywhere that teens gather, this program is encouraged for use.
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Crisis Text Line: Trained Crisis counselors for anything from anywhere in the United States, anytime. Crisis Text Line is here for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment.
Child Protective Services (CPS): is the first step to ensure the safety and permanency of children who are reported as being abused or neglected. The focus of CPS is on protecting the child from harm or risk of harm and to make it safe for the child to live with the parent or caretaker
Dating abuse hotline: The National Dating Abuse Helpline is the direct service provider behind loveisrespect.org, operating the 24/7 text, phone, and live chat services. The texting function of the Helpline allows for users to text the Helpline advocates 24 hours a day, seven days a week about anything ranging from questions about healthy dating.
Hope Means Nevada: Hope Means Nevada is a compassionate team of individuals supported by the Nevada Medical Center – a registered 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Through our accessible resources, consistent support, community events, and passion for prioritizing mental fitness, we make it our mission to eliminate teen suicide in Nevada by reaching and teaching our youth to practice mental wellness.
Mobile Crisis Unit: (Children) MCRT – provides crisis intervention and short-term support to Nevada families dealing with a behavioral or mental health crisis.
Nevada PEP (Parents Empowering Parents): On a mission to increase the opportunities for home, community and school success for children with disabilities, including those who are at risk or who have serious emotional disturbances, their families and their service providers, through education, encouragement and empowerment activities.
Victims of Crime Program: It is the mission of the Nevada Victims of Crime Program to provide financial assistance to qualified victims of crime in a timely, cost efficient, and compassionate manner. Spanish is available.
Adam’sPlace: Empowering children, families and teens in coping with grief and loss.
Nathan Adelson Hospice: We create a confidential and comfortable environment in which participants may share their grief experiences with others. Bereavement support groups for teenagers, adults, and families are facilitated by grief counselors and are offered free of charge.
National Organization of Parents for Murdered Children: To provide support and assistance to all survivors of homicide victims while working to create a world free of murder.
Nevada 2-1-1: An easy to remember telephone number that connects callers to free information about critical health and human services available in their community. The center is staffed by live information and referral specialists who are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Nevada Coalition for Suicide Prevention: is a statewide coalition dedicated to suicide prevention efforts and made possible through our members in the mental and physical health professions, business community, survivors, advocates, and other supporters.
Nevada Poison Control
RAINN: Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) provides programs to prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice.
Rape Crisis Center: (Signs of Hope) (SOH), we are dedicated to supporting victim-survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking with healing services, resources, and education.
Runaways: National Runaway Safeline -(NRS) is to keep America’s runaway, homeless and at-risk youth safe and off the streets.
SAFE PLACE: Nevada Partners for Homeless Youth – Each library branch will display the nationally recognized yellow and black diamond Safe Place sign at their entrances. Alerting youth in crisis they can seek help inside, with trained library staff.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – The lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones.
WestCare:
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): NAMI provides free services for those with mental illness and their families, educates the community to reduce the stigma of mental health, advocates for mental health issues in state and national governments, and cultivates a network of community supporters who raise awareness for mental wellness.
Grief Share (Church Initiative): Grief Share is for people grieving the death of a family member or friend. Please check the website for a location and time that suit your family’s needs.
Associated Bilingual Counseling (ABC) Therapy: Provides counseling and mental health services. Our specialties include substance abuse, domestic violence, impulse control,anger management, behavior modification, gambling addictions, and employee assistant program (EAP). Spanish is available.
Bi-Lingual Behavioral Services: Targets Spanish-speaking families providing individual and family counseling. Focus on children and adolescents who have mental health issues, emotional and behavior disorders. Spanish Is available.
Boys Town: Offers an innovative approach to child and family care to those in the LasVegas area. The site’s Integrated Continuum of Care® also offers In-Home Family Services, Community Support Services. The latter level of care includes Common Sense Parenting® classes.
Bridge Counseling: Counseling for adults, families and children, family general, marital, substance, bilingual, sliding scale fee) Spanish is available.
CAPS: Student Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides a variety of services to help students address mental health concerns to make the most out of the college experience.
Clear View Counseling and Wellness Center: Grief Counseling, Anger Management, Couples Counseling, Family Counseling, Adult ADD/ADHD, Stress Management, Depression, Hypnosis, Anxiety, Child/Adolescent Counseling and much more.
Desert Behavioral Health: Offers the following comprehensive array of mental health services to adults, children & adolescents with psychiatric and behavioral health concerns.
Family and Child Treatment Center of Southern Nevada (FACT): A non-profit agency, dedicated to helping Nevadan’s heal from the traumas and cycle of abuse, neglect, violence, and addiction through education, prevention, and treatment services. Spanish is available.
Foundations Counseling Center, LLC: With over 10 years of experience in private practice, we have helped children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of presenting problems. Such problems include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, panic attacks and anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, break- up and divorce, grief and loss issues, coping with juvenile diabetes, and other child/adolescent treatment issues.
Heads Up Guidance and Wellness Centers of Nevada: Cognitive and behavioral services to all Nevadans who are faced with emotional, mental and physical challenges by utilizing the comprehensive and integrated tools and resources necessary to assist individuals, couples, and their families in overcoming any challenges from the simplest to the most traumatic and ultimately leading them to resolution and empowerment. Spanish is available.
Hope Counseling: Serves children of all ages, young adults, and adult trauma survivors. Specialize in treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder resulting from child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence, parental separation including divorce, abandonment, adoption, foster care placement and sudden death.
Las Vegas Location
North Las Vegas Location
Horizon Family Therapy and Wellness: Mental health and substance abuse treatment, groups include dually diagnosed, women and men’s groups. Outpatient services. Spanish is available.
Human Behavior Institute (HBI): HBl’s treatment programs and services are solution focused, not just for the individual, but also the family and the community as a whole. Our clients can receive a combination of the followingservices custom-tailored to their needs: Individual, group, child, marriage and family counseling. Teen Talk Solutions, Partial Hospitalization, Inpatient stabilization, medication management. Accepts most insurance.
Jewish Family Services Agency: Individual, family, marital counseling other services; sliding scale; all ages. Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, Depression, Bi-Polar Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Trauma Recovery Treatment for Substance Abuse, Alcohol and other addictions.
Laughlin Behavioral Health Center: Outpatient counseling – either individually or in groups – for children, adolescents and adults. All forms of insurance are accepted, and a qualifying sliding fee scale is available.
New Beginnings Counseling Center: Outpatient services for adults. Heroin, Oycodone, Lortab, Percodan, Percocet, Methadone and other opiate-based substances treatment. Individual and group counseling. Accepts Medicaid.
Signs of Hope: (Confidential support and referrals) Focus is on supporting victims in the immediate aftermath and long-term recovery following sexual abuse and assault is unwavering. Accomplished through counseling and prevention education programs. Spanish is available.
Southern Nevada Child and Adolescent Services (SNCAS)
Child Mental Health Services (CMHS)
The Center for Individual, Couple and Family Counseling at UNLV: This center is a full service counseling center providing quality, low-cost counseling to residents of the Las Vegas community. No one will be turned away because of inability to pay. UNLV students receive services at no charge.
UNLV Mojave Counseling: A Mental Health Center that provides care to youth and adults. Mojave accepts ALL forms of Nevada Medicaid in addition to many commercial insurances. There are two locations and detailed information is available on the website.
UNLV – The Practice: The Partnership for Research, Assessment, Counseling, Therapy and Innovative Clinical Education – The PRACTICE – We are committed to providing affordable mental health care to our clients and the highest quality training to our students.
West Neighborhood Family Service Center: Therapy and counseling for children 18 years and under.
Buddhist Recovery Network: Utilizes Buddhist teaching and practices to recover from addictive behaviors. Meetings available in Southern Nevada.
Canyon Ridge Christian Church: Offers Celebrate Recovery support group meetings and a church counseling ministry comprised of dedicated lay people who have taken ‘Church Counselor Training’ and receive ongoing supervision. Celebrate Recovery is a Christ -centered 12step recovery program.
Catholic Charities: One of the largest nonprofit social service providers in the state, offering 24 diverse programs designed to help people. Please see their website for eligibility requirements and information on their programs and service offered.
Celebrate Recovery: Christ-centered 12-step program accompanied by Scriptures and the 8 Principles based on the Beatitudes. Meetings available in Southern Nevada.
Central Christian Church: Christian faith-based recovery services. Celebrate Recovery program for men and women and childcare is available.
Church of Scientology & Celebrity Centre: Scientology faith-based recovery services. Narconon program.
Congregation Ner Tamid: Jewish faith-based recovery services.
Good Samaritan Lutheran Church: Faith-based recovery services for adults. 12-step program.
Green Valley Christian Center: Christian faith-based recovery services.
International Church of Las Vegas: Faith-based recovery services.
LDS Family Services Nevada Agency: Mormon faith-based recovery services. 12-step program.
Lutheran Social Services: A social ministry with supportive services for senior citizens, youth, and low-income families. The agency has the following services currently available to families in need: Emergency Food Pantry, Emergency Services Program, Career Connections Center, and Supportive Housing Program (Project Return Home).
Shadow Hills Baptist Church: Faith-based recovery services
The Samaritan House: Christian based treatment facility. Outpatient and prevention education services for adults. Residential treatment center for alcohol and drug abuse including short term stays (30 days or less) and long term stays (30 or more days). Low cost or free treatment available. Facility acts as a shelter as well.
City of Las Vegas Department of Youth Development and Social Initiatives: The Department of Youth Development and Social Initiatives (YDSI) provides the full range of supports and services to ensure that all residents receive a strong start in life, cultivate the skills required to compete and can access support systems to help them thrive.
City of Las Vegas Department of Neighborhood Services: The Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS) provides programs and services that foster community pride through human services, outreach and community initiatives that improve the safety, health and wellness of our citizens and sustainable neighborhoods.
Clark County Department of Family Services: A local public agency whose role is to help keep children safe. The agency was formed in response to the merger of state and county child welfare services. Services include adoption, case management, child abuse hotline, child protection, independent living, and the parenting project.
Clark County Public Guardian: Provides two primary services to the citizens of Clark County. Guardianship, for individuals who are legally determined to be incapable of managing their own affairs and Representative Payee, a voluntary money management assistance program for those over sixty. Services include ensuring monthly bills are paid on behalf of a client to ensure shelter, food, and clothing needs are met. This service prevents homelessness.
Clark County Social Services: Provides a variety of services for needy residents of Clark County who are not assisted by other state, federal or local programs. Services are primarily targetedforchildlessadults.Theprimarymandatesaretoprovidefinancialandmedical assistance, protective services for seniors. Social Service is also responsible for other programs and duties assigned by the Board of County Commissioners
Desert Regional Center (DRC): Is a State agency that serves children and adults living in Southern Nevada who have a diagnosis of intellectual disability or another significant disability (e.g. Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, Autism, neurological impairment) impacting adaptive skills (e.g. self-care, home living, social skills, self-direction, health and safety, communication, and functional academics).
Social Security Administration:
Southern Nevada Health District: Offers services and provides regulatory supervision to protect and promote the health, the environment and the well-being of Clark County residents and visitors.
State of Nevada Welfare Department: Provides services enabling Nevada families, the disabled and elderly to achieve their highest levels of self-sufficiency.
Wraparound in Nevada (WIN): WIN for children and families provides intensive targeted case management services to children that support permanency goals for youth including reunification with their families, guardianship with relatives, adoption or successful emancipation.
BoysTown: Offers an innovative approach to child and family care to those in the Las Vegas area. The site’s Integrated Continuum of Care® also offers In-Home Family Services, and Community Support Services.
Catholic Charities: Provides various homeless initiatives such as family services, food services, senior services, immigration and refugee services, and housing services.
City of Las Vegas Department of Neighborhood Services: The Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS) provides programs and services that foster community pride through human services, outreach and community initiatives that improve the safety, health and wellness of our citizens and sustainable neighborhoods.
Community Interfaith Council: As a multicultural and multi-faith corporation, the Community Interfaith Council provides services and functions that address critical needs in the community, such as homeless initiatives.
Help of Southern Nevada – Homeless Youth Center: The Youth Center is a residential facility for youth ages 16-24. The maximum number of youth the Center can house is 65. The Center consists of a residential building, multipurpose facility and outdoor recreational area.
Lutheran Social Services: Provides various homeless services such as food services, rental and/or utility assistance and employment assistance.
Nevada Partners for Homeless Youth (NPHY): Provides immediate help for young people under the age of 18 who are experiencing a crisis situation. Youths can access our Safe Place program 24/7/365 by walking into any Safe Place site, getting on any RTC bus and asking for help, or calling our crisis hotline. Spanish is available.
Salvation Army: Provides various homeless services, including case management, shelter facilities and other transformational resources through their Lied Social Services Campus.
The Shade Tree: Provides safe shelter to homeless and abused women and children in crisis and provides additional life-changing services to promote stability, dignity and self-reliance
WestCare: Family, general substance counseling, sliding scale bilingual, emergency youth- shelter, residential substance abuse, outpatient & intensive outpatient, transitional housing, reentry services, education prevention, street outreach program, 24/7 crisis hotline. Spanish speaking available.
Alcoholics Anonymous(AA) –Las Vegas Chapter: Alcoholics Anonymous is a support group that uses a 12-Step program approach to recovery. Meetings are free and membership does not require anything more than the desire to stop drinking and live a substance-free life.
Al-Anon (and Alateen) – Nevada Chapter: Al-Anon is a 12-Step program for family and friends and of alcoholics. Alateen is like Al-Anon but is specifically for teenagers. Alateen meetings provide mutual support for young people affected by someone else’s drinking. In Alateen meetings, teens can hear from other teens how they have used the tools of recovery to help them deal with their family situations. Spanish speaking is available.
CARE Coalition: A nonprofit organization committed to substance abuse prevention in Clark County.
Celebrate Recovery/The Landing: Christ-centered 12-step program accompanied by Scriptures and the 8 Principles based on the Beatitudes. Meetings available in Southern Nevada.
Center for Behavioral Health Services: Outpatient substance abuse treatment program, specializing in recovery from opiate dependency, heroin, or prescription pain pills.
Outpatient Substance Abuse Counseling, Discounted Substance Abuse Assessments, Anger Management and Impulse Control Classes.
Medicaid, BHO, and have a VA contract. Otherwise, the treatment is private pay.
Cocaine Anonymous: Group of men and women who share experiences with one another regarding their common problem of addiction. Members must have a desire to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances. Meetings available in Southern Nevada.
Co-Dependents Anonymous: Group of men and women who share a common purpose of developing healthy relationships. Members must desire a healthy and loving relationship. Meetings available in Southern Nevada.
Crystal Meth Anonymous: Group of men and women for whom all drugs, specifically crystal meth, have become a problem. Members must maintain a desire to stop using. Meetings available in Southern Nevada.
Depression Bipolar Support Alliance: Groups of men and women who have been diagnosed with a mood disorder come together and talk about life’s frustrations. Meetings available in Southern Nevada.
Desert Hope Treatment Center: Outpatient and detoxification services for adults. Residential treatment center for alcohol and drug abuse including short term stays (30 days or less) and long term stays (30 or more days). Holistic treatment approach.
Desert Parkway Behavioral Health Center: Services include assessments, referrals, inpatient psychiatric crisis stabilization, and chemical dependency detox/rehab and outpatient programs.
Desert Treatment Clinic: Outpatient and Methadone treatment services for adults.
Desert Willow Treatment Center: State Psychiatric Hospital Special Programs: Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance, Persons with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders, and Persons with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Family and Child Treatment of Southern Nevada (FACT): Outpatient services for youth. Individual and family therapy. Spanish speaking providers available.
Freedom House: Outpatient services for adults. Residential treatment for men and women.
Heroin Anonymous: Members must have a desire to stop suffering from heroin addiction. Meetings available in Southern Nevada.
Landmark Recovery: Offers a free family recovery support group that is open to any family member needing help and support in coping with a loved one’s addiction. It currently meets every Friday at 6:00 p.m.
Mission High School: A comprehensive secondary school designed for students in recovery from substance abuse, use and/or dependency. We have created a challenging and supportive learning environment that offers healthy opportunities and positive expectations while encouraging students as they redefine their lives. We provide a high quality education coupled with life skills and multi faceted counseling services to empower students to achieve their goals.
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Nar-Anon: Groups are for those who are concerned about an addiction problem of someone close to you. Groups follow 12 steps of Nar Anon. Meetings available in Southern Nevada.
Narcotics Anonymous: Goal is to provide a 12-step solution for addiction. Las Vegas has regularly scheduled meetings and 24-hour hotline.
Nevada Lung Association: Do you want to quit smoking? That’s half the battle. Now that you’re taking this big step, we have lots of help available to get you ready to quit. Our proven tools, tips and support can help you end your addiction to tobacco and begin a new, smoke free phase of your life.
Peer Recovery: a program designed to provide people new to recovery from addiction and/or other behavioral health challenges with a peer leader/coach who can help guide them along the path towards successful long term recovery. In addition to being trained recovery coaches, all peer leaders are in stable recovery themselves. As the name suggestions, Peer Recovery is a program that utilizes peer-to-peer interaction and sharing to foster recovery.
RENEW T.E.S: Founders Kelly Swan and Casey Ross are committed to assisting you with effective solutions to the problems of Substance Use and homelessness. They are dedicated to sharing their knowledge and skills with individuals, families, organizations, and communities. RENEW’s synergistic team brings compassion and an attainable bar for success to each individual and system with whom they collaborate.
SAFE House Nevada: Support groups for victims of domestic violence/Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Transitional services including housing, resources, basic needs, and continual support.
SMART Recovery: Self empowering addiction recovery support group for drug abuse, drug addiction, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, gambling addiction, cocaine addiction, prescription drug abuse, sexual addiction, and problem addiction to other substances and/or activities. Meetings available in Southern Nevada and online.
WestCare: Intake and Assessment, Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Men, Women, Adolescents, Spanish speaking Adults, Intensive Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Adolescent Prevention Services, Adolescent Street Outreach Services, “Healing Families” Support and Education. Spanish speaking available.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): There is no single cause to suicide. You will learn the warning signs and factors, statistics, and treatments available. Survivors of suicide, survivor outreach programs, and survivors support groups. This site also provides a search engine to assist you in connecting with others in your area.
Hope Means Nevada: At Hope Means Nevada, it’s our mission to eliminate teen suicide and empower Nevada’s youth to live hopeful lives. We provide resources that are relevant to Nevada teens to help enable their mental health journey towards healing.
Nevada Coalition for Suicide Prevention: Dedicated to suicide prevention efforts and made possible through our members in the mental and physical health professions, business community, survivors, advocates, and other supporters. We offer trainings like Assist ls designed to help all caregivers become more willing, ready and able to help persons at risk. SafeTALK Prepares you to be a suicide alert helper. YMHFA Youth Mental Health First Aide will promote awareness to an epidemic that is growing. Also affiliated with National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Nevada Office of Suicide Prevention: Learn about myths & facts, risk factors, warning signs, committee to review suicide fatalities, resources, training programs, what you can do.
Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services: This agency is a department of the Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services. This Las Vegas facility is designed to treat a variety of mental health issues such as alcohol abuse, depression, and suicide prevention.
Las Vegas Comprehensive Treatment Center: Adult outpatient services provide medication assisted treatment and counseling services in an outpatient setting to help individuals struggling with opioid addiction in their recovery.
Mesquite/Moapa Valley Mental Health Center: Placed on the fringe of Mesquite, Mesquite Mental Health Center provides recovery oriented mental health services, such as Marriage Counseling and Mental Health Services. All services provided in Mesquite, NV.
Mission Treatment Centers, Inc.: Outpatient services for adults. Accepts Medicaid.
National Help Line
Nevada Treatment Center: Alcoholism treatment program.
New Life Medical Center: Outpatient and Methadone treatment services for adults. Spanish speaking providers available. Accepts Medicaid.
Pahrump Mental Health Center: Treating youth with serious emotional disturbance, persons with mental health and substance abuse disorder, PTSD, LGBTQ clients. Outpatient or partial hospitalization.
Salvation Army Rehabilitation Program: Outpatient, intensive outpatient, and day treatment services available for adult men. Residential treatment center for alcohol and drug abuse including short term stays (30 days or less) and longterm stays (30 or more days).
Salvation Army – Women’s Program: Outpatient, intensive outpatient, and day treatment services available for adult women. Residential treatment center for alcohol and drug abuse including short term stays (30 days or less) and long term stays (30 or more days).
SAMHSA: National Helpline
Seven Hills Behavioral Institute: Outpatient, intensive outpatient, detoxification, dual diagnosis, and medication management services. Treatment available for adults, youth, and families.
Solutions Recovery Inc.: Residential treatment for alcohol and drug abuse, prescription pills and chronic pain. Intensive outpatient programs available in Pahrump and Downtown Las Vegas. Accepts Medicaid.
Spring Mountain Treatment Center: Outpatient, dual diagnosis, and intensive outpatient services for adults and youth. Medication management services.
The Samaritan House: Christian based treatment facility. Outpatient and prevention education services for adults. Residential treatment center for alcohol and drug abuse including short term stays (30 days or less) and long term stays (30 or more days). Low cost or free treatment available. Facility acts as a shelter as well.
VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System: Individual and group therapy, medication management, AA groups, Methadone treatment, residential treatment, outpatient and intensive outpatient services, medically managed detoxification, MFT counseling, and aftercare available.
Walter Hoving Home: Long term (30 or more days) residential treatment for women.
Westcare-Residential Treatment for Women: Residential treatment center for alcohol and drug abuse including short term stays (30 days or less) and long term stays (30 or more days). Children beds are available as well. Detoxification services available. Treatment for women and children. Spanish speaking providers available.
Westcare Youth Stabilization Young F.A.C.E.S.: Residential treatment center for alcohol and drug abuse including short term stays (30 days or less) and long term stays (30 or more days). Spanish speaking providers available.
Dream Therapies: No two people have exactly the same skills or learning style. That’s why we create an individual learning plan for every child. Your plan may include aquatic therapy, hippotherapy (i.e., horseback riding as a therapeutic or rehabilitative treatment), occupational therapy, physical therapy, and/or speech language pathology in a way that works best for your loved one.
Lovaas Center for Behavior Intervention Autism: Formally known as the UCLA Clinic for the Behavioral Treatment of Children. Our goal is to help children overcome the disabling effects of autism so they can better express themselves
Paradise Ranch Horse Assisted Therapy (H.A.T.): A unique facility offering HAT sessions, providing therapeutic benefit to all ages. Sessions are structured so you may work on your individual behavioral, emotional, and spiritual needs.
The Embracing Project: A girls mentoring organization whose acronym stands for Women Inspiring Noble Girls Successfully. We are devoted to turning the girls of today into leaders of tomorrow. Several programs are offered including; GIRLS CIRCLE – a program with weekly two hour supportive conversation circles; MENTORING – peer and adult one to one mentoring; RISE – a program to help girls involved in the Juvenile Justice System; and ANGELS – a mentoring/ support program for girls who have suffered sexual abuse, trauma, or trafficking.
Real Talk: The Real Talk Youth Impact Program members are made up of former and present federal/state offenders who are dedicated to changing the lives of at risk youth. They share their experiences in and out of the penal justice system in hopes of changing lives. “Change One” meetings include: Family, Education, Gangs, Crime, Legal System, Employment, Society, etc.
Self Esteem Teen Group: What teen couldn’t use some help navigating through the emotions and identity conflicts of adolescence? This four week group will address feel good self talk, taking care of oneself, assertive communication, knowing and accepting self without judgment, and how to roll with the ever changing landscape of the teen life.
Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY): Services allow children at risk of abuse and neglect to reside safely with their families as an alternative to foster care. Short term services, parental development and counseling are provided to ensure safety and stability within the home. When children must be removed from the family, our Reunification services address the issues that brought the child and family into care. Our goal is to return the child to a stable family setting as soon as possible.
St. Judes Ranch for Children: A home for abused and abandoned children. Supporting sibling preservation by holding a weeklong camp that allows siblings that are separated in foster care to unite for a week at camp
The Harbor: A Juvenile Assessment Center that houses several community providers all under one roof. We provide assessments and services to youth and families to address their immediate and ongoing needs.
T.R.Y. Trauma Recovery Yoga: T.R.Y.’s mission is to “help people, help people”. We know that the more people we educate about healing trauma, the more people they will help heal. Trauma is a global health epidemic. Too often misdiagnosed as mental illness or addiction, and seldom recognized as the source of most health issues, violent acts and self destructive behaviors (the victim becomes the predator).
List of Local Mental Health Providers
Group Counseling Sessions
Student Support Form
The Student Health Center and Faculty and Staff Treatment (FAST) Center
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
ComPsych: For gun violence victims and survivors.
Coping with a crisis or traumatic event: online, self-paced webinar.
You@UNLV: Grief and loss and responding to an Incident of Gun Violence resources.
Member Assistance Program (MAP)
UNLV School of Social Work: Employees may contact carlton.craig@unlv.edu
LivingWorks website
SRWC
Coping Corner: Tools to Navigate Trauma
Skills for Psychological Recovery: a Quick Guide
Skills for Psychological Recovery: Field Operations Guide
General Information for Coping with Grief, Anxiety, and Trauma
Trauma-informed teaching
Dream Therapies: No two people have exactly the same skills or learning style. That’s why we create an individual learning plan for every child. Your plan may include aquatic therapy, hippotherapy (i.e., horseback riding as a therapeutic or rehabilitative treatment), occupational therapy, physical therapy, and/or speech language pathology in a way that works best for your loved one.
Lovaas Center for Behavior Intervention Autism: Formally known as the UCLA Clinic for the Behavioral Treatment of Children. Our goal is to help children overcome the disabling effects of autism so they can better express themselves
Paradise Ranch Horse Assisted Therapy (H.A.T.): A unique facility offering HAT sessions, providing therapeutic benefit to all ages. Sessions are structured so you may work on your individual behavioral, emotional, and spiritual needs.
The Embracing Project: A girls mentoring organization whose acronym stands for Women Inspiring Noble Girls Successfully. We are devoted to turning the girls of today into leaders of tomorrow. Several programs are offered including; GIRLS CIRCLE – a program with weekly two hour supportive conversation circles; MENTORING – peer and adult one to one mentoring; RISE – a program to help girls involved in the Juvenile Justice System; and ANGELS – a mentoring/ support program for girls who have suffered sexual abuse, trauma, or trafficking.
Real Talk: The Real Talk Youth Impact Program members are made up of former and present federal/state offenders who are dedicated to changing the lives of at risk youth. They share their experiences in and out of the penal justice system in hopes of changing lives. “Change One” meetings include: Family, Education, Gangs, Crime, Legal System, Employment, Society, etc.
Self Esteem Teen Group: What teen couldn’t use some help navigating through the emotions and identity conflicts of adolescence? This four week group will address feel good self talk, taking care of oneself, assertive communication, knowing and accepting self without judgment, and how to roll with the ever changing landscape of the teen life.
Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY): Services allow children at risk of abuse and neglect to reside safely with their families as an alternative to foster care. Short term services, parental development and counseling are provided to ensure safety and stability within the home. When children must be removed from the family, our Reunification services address the issues that brought the child and family into care. Our goal is to return the child to a stable family setting as soon as possible.
St. Judes Ranch for Children: A home for abused and abandoned children. Supporting sibling preservation by holding a weeklong camp that allows siblings that are separated in foster care to unite for a week at camp
The Harbor: A Juvenile Assessment Center that houses several community providers all under one roof. We provide assessments and services to youth and families to address their immediate and ongoing needs.
T.R.Y. Trauma Recovery Yoga: T.R.Y.’s mission is to “help people, help people”. We know that the more people we educate about healing trauma, the more people they will help heal. Trauma is a global health epidemic. Too often misdiagnosed as mental illness or addiction, and seldom recognized as the source of most health issues, violent acts and self destructive behaviors (the victim becomes the predator).
Buddhist Recovery Network
Utilize Buddhist teaching and practices to recover from addictive behaviors. Virtual meetings
available.
GLBT National Help Center
Online peer support chat and trans teens online talk group for ages 12 -19.
The Jewish Board
Faith based online information about support. Contact JACS staff member to speak by phone.
Moderation Management
Online chat room and community for individuals wanting to lessen their alcohol intake.
NAADAC The Association for Addiction Professionals
Online directory of substance abuse providers within your area.
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southern Nevada
Online directory of support groups and information about mental illness.
Nevada Department of Health & Human Services Division of Child & Family Services
Online resource includes information about child welfare service, child mental health, juvenile justice services, system advocates, providers, information management services, and CPS.
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth
Online resources available to connect homeless youth to residential facilities and shelters.
Nevada Quitline
Online directory of provider referrals and information to help individuals quit smoking.
Nevada 211
Online state database of social service resources.
Nicotine Anonymous
Online information about how to quit smoking. Online peer support chat option available
SAMHSA
Online locator of substance abuse providers within your area.
Teen Challenge
Faith based recovery services for men, women, teens, children, and families with destructive, abusive, and addictive lifestyles. Outreach and Crisis center located in Southern Nevada
Women for Sobriety
Online information for women dedicated to overcome alcoholism and other addictions. Online messaging forum.
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