Nevada Ranks 51st in Mental Health Services For Youths

Children and teenagers who need mental health care have less access to services in Nevada than in other states. The nonprofit group Mental Health America ranked Nevada 51st among states and the District of Columbia in seven categories of youths at risk. Factors in the group’s September review included psychological and emotional disturbances, substance abuse disorders, major depressive episodes and children for whom private insurance doesn’t cover treatment. Youth mental health advocate Char Frost says youth suicide rates are on the rise statewide.