Editors

Dmitri N. Shalin

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2014

Publication Title

The Social Health of Nevada: Leading Indicators and Quality of Life in the Silver State

Publisher

UNLV: Center for Democratic Culture Publications

First page number:

1

Last page number:

44

Abstract

Until recently, the Nevada Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services (MHDS) was the public provider of mental health, substance abuse and developmental services. On July 1, 2013, the delivery of the mental health, substance abuse and developmental services in Nevada was restructured on several levels. With this reorganization, Developmental Services for persons with intellectual disabilities was transitioned into the Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD), while mental health and substance abuse services were integrated to become Behavioral Health. Behavioral Health was then merged with the public health from the State Health Division to form the new Division of Public and Behavioral Health. The new system is designed to focus on whole body wellness, covering not only mental health and substance abuse but also co-occurring conditions when both mental health and substance abuse needs are present at the same time. The following discussion is based on the 2013-2014 gap analysis conducted by Social Entrepreneurs, Inc. of Reno, Nevada, at the request of The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health. A comprehensive examination of Nevada’s mental health system prepared for the report is appended to this chapter.

Keywords

Mental health services; Mental health services--Administration; Nevada; Nevada. Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services; Nevada. Division of Public and Behavioral Health

Disciplines

Community-Based Research | Health Policy | Medicine and Health | Public Administration

Language

English

Comments

David Caloiaro, MSW, LISW, is Mental Health Chief of Administrative Programs, Planning and Quality, Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health

Luana Ritch, Ph.D., is Quality Assurance Specialist III, Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health

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