mental illness

Mother’s Day is Sunday, and there will be plenty of ways for the family to enjoy spending time together all weekend long. Treat Mom to some new flowers for the garden at the annual Greenhouse Project Plant Sale. The Nevada State Museum has a day full of cowboy-related activities planned. Head up to Virginia City on the V and T for a memorable ride through the hills. Before you head out on your adventures, remember to leave a donation of non-perishable food by your mailbox for the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Read on for all of your options.

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National statistics show that one in five adults suffers a mental health disorder in any given year in the United States. “We all know somebody,” said Tasha Martel, outreach coordinator for Partnership Carson City. “It’s not just the people who have to be medicated. So many people suffer from situational depression or anxiety, and they just need a little help.”

May is national mental health month, and it is focused on raising awareness about eliminating the stigma that surrounds mental illness. Our nation is facing a widespread mental health crisis, and Northern Nevada is one of the hardest hit areas.

CARSON CITY — More than 115 Carson High School Career and Technical Education, Health Occupations Students of America shined in the Nevada State Leadership Conference held at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nev. last month. More than 1,000 students from across the state of Nevada competed in more than 40 medical competition events.

The state plans to move a program to identify and treat children and young adults in the earliest stages of serious mental illness in-house next month, a move that officials say will allow them to better leverage Medicaid dollars to pay for mental health services.

When someone is in crisis, it’s scary and overwhelming for those suffering immediate anguish. For family members and others around them, it can be terrifying.

(Editor’s Note: Shelley is a CHS Safe Schools Professional, School Social Worker III)

In an effort to address social and emotional needs of students, CHS is presenting the SOS (Signs of Suicide) Prevention Program.

Freshman health classes were the first reached in February. The JROTC students and health science classes are next.

If you know where to look, every day is National something-or-other day. Today gets pancakes, and the International House of Pancakes is celebrating accordingly with a free short stack. It is a fundraiser for the Children’s Medical Network, so leave something for the organization in addition to the tip. CASA, Court-appointed Special Advocates, is always looking for more volunteers to stand up for children. Join them for coffee and find out more about this great organization.

The state of Nevada is continuing to pay private businesses to house people with severe mental illness in unsafe, filthy group homes despite vowing to improve conditions for its vulnerable clients nearly two years ago.

A 53-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for felony suspicion of assault on a police officer and misdemeanor resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Almost everyone reading these words grew up safe and secure within the comfortable care of at least one dependable parent. For those of us so blessed, it is hard to imagine anything but a childhood defined by consistency, more than anything else. Some children, however, exist in a different world altogether.

Carson High School Theatre will feature the production of "Alex, Through the Looking Glass" a modern adaptation of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" and "Alice, Through a Looking Glass" adapted and written entirely by the Carson High School Intermediate and Advanced Theatre Students to include some of today’s modern social issues.

Around two dozen runners and walkers remembered the victims of a mass shooting in Carson City that happened six years ago Wednesday in which five people died, including three Nevada National Guardsmen.

At the conclusion of a recent suicide-prevention presentation to sixth- and seventh-graders at Carson Middle School, students were invited to turn in requests for additional help. Hannah McDonald, who coordinated the presentation as the training specialist for Partnership Carson City, said 120 students responded.

Holy moly, it’s going to be a busy weekend: busy and gorgeous out. A bowling tournament and the Comstock Shootout Soccer tournament have the hotels and motels busting at the seams. Celebrate Earth Day with Muscle Powered by making a small piece of Carson City that much cleaner; the trash meets at 8 a.m. and leaves you plenty of time to enjoy the day. Rummage and book sales, live music, a fun run and a half-marathon, comedy and so much more await you. Check out the list for all the ways to embrace the sunshine.

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On Saturday, April 22, the Office of Suicide Prevention, the Nevada Coalition on Suicide Prevention, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness are sponsoring a free course on firearm safety in Carson City, with six types of gun locks available to those who attend.

More than 80 Carson High School Career and Technical Education health science students and members of CHS HOSA Future Health Professionals swept the Nevada HOSA State Leadership Conference held at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, competing in more than 30 events in March.

Professional Saleswomen of Nevada (PSN) is seeking nominations for their 30th annual Saleswoman of the Year (SWOTY) and Jr. SWOTY Award (open to all full-time students) award luncheon to be held on Tuesday, May 9 from 11am-1pm at the Atlantis Casino Resort.

The Division of Public and Behavioral Health has been notified it has received a four year grant award from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for Assisted Outpatient Treatment in Northern Nevada.

National statistics show that someone dies by suicide every 12 minutes in the United States. Those numbers were personalized at Carson High School in Carson City on Wednesday.

Carrying on its mission to create a healthier community, Partnership Carson City distributed about $1 million last year to community agencies and disposed of unused or expired prescription drugs during two annual drug roundups.

Something wicked this way comes. Enjoy Thursday’s balmy afternoon because the wind is blowing and bringing some cold, wet weather with it. Get a jump on your holiday gift list, the Touch of Class Craft Show begins at the Carson Valley Inn and runs through Saturday. The National Alliance on Mental Illness holds its Annual Gala at the Governor’s Mansion and features country singer, Jason DeShaw. Learn about some haunted history when several locals share their stories at the Carson Valley Cultural Center.

This week's edition of It's Your City with host Cortney Bloomer features Jessica Flood, the Regional Behavioral Health Coordinator for Carson Tahoe Health. She discusses the National Alliance on Mental Illness, also known as NAMI, and how families and those with mental health issues can get help with support and resources here in Western Nevada.

Mental illness, substance abuse, and related tragedies such as suicide affect one in five people in the United States today according to research reported by the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

A man known as “Tattoo Mike” who had been wanted by Carson City Sheriff’s Office investigators for suspicion of felony burglary was captured Friday night at a College Parkway apartment, a Carson City sheriff’s detective said.

A medical expense deduction is allowed for expenses incurred in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease, or for the purpose of affecting any structure or function of the body for an individual (or for a spouse or dependents). That is claimed on Schedule A of form 1040 with other Itemized Deductions.

Last weekend the cyclists ruled our city, but now the hot-rodders are king of the road. The Rockabilly Riot is jam-packed with activities all over town: the races and booths at Mills Park; a street dance at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar; a tattoo show in the Community Center; a free concert at Gold Dust West; and Burlesque at the Nugget. Don’t think that’s all our valley has to offer, though, keep reading for all this weekend’s fun.

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National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Western Nevada is hosting a Mental Health Legal Forum designed to assist the families of children and adults with mental illness in knowing the services available in Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, Churchill, and Washoe counties and knowing their rights as family members.

The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month, as good a time as any to become more aware of what mental illness is, what it isn't, and the challenges that those struggling with it face every day.

Mental illness has touched my family. It has touched me.

Today dozens of people participated in the annual Veterans Suicide Awareness March, an event meant not only to raise awareness of the suicide epidemic among our military veterans, but also to spread the word about how to prevent these deaths.

But suicide infects more than our veteran population. It reaches across the demographic plain to touch people of many different races, colors, creeds, genders, ages and backgrounds.