Amanda Haboush-Deloye

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Executive Director, Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy
Director of Programs for Prevent Child Abuse Nevada
Expertise: Children's health, Child development, Child welfare, Mental health, Juvenile justice, Cultural competency, Advocacy, Policy

Biography

Amanda Haboush has a background in mental health in adolescent, adult, and older adult populations. She also has a particular interest in improving research methods to be more culturally competent.

As a researcher at the Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy, Haboush has designed and implemented many research projects regarding children's physical health, mental health, and education, as well as children's advocacy initiatives such as Every Child Matters in Nevada and Prevent Child Abuse Nevada.

A Las Vegas native, Haboush aims to remain in this city and work with NICRP to create a healthy community where families and children are a priority. 

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Amanda Haboush-Deloye In The News

How healthy is Southern Nevada? A new report sheds a lot of light
K.N.P.R. News
The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) has released its latest Community Health Assessment Report (CHA). It includes data the district began gathering in 2024. The report, which comes out every three to five years, identified eight areas of public health concern in Southern Nevada: social determinants of health, access to care, mental health, chronic disease, public health funding, environmental factors, substance use, and infectious disease.
$2.5 million grant secured to prevent adverse childhood experiences in Nevada
Nevada Today
Both Schools of Public Health in Nevada aim to reduce leading causes of childhood death, abuse, neglect and other challenges
Childhood obesity in Nevada: Can we turn the tide?
Elko Daily
“Ialways tell people, it took 40 to 50 years to get where we are,” pediatrician Steven Shane said while discussing childhood and adult obesity in Nevada and throughout the U.S. “We can’t expect to turn the tide and get back to where weight status was in the 1970s overnight.”
Neglect endangers children and tears families apart
Las Vegas Sun
Last week in Las Vegas, a 3-year-old child was found sleeping in the hallway of a hotel. A 2-year-old was found wandering around an apartment complex unsupervised.
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Articles Featuring Amanda Haboush-Deloye

The Interview: Amanda Haboush-Deloye
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People | June 3, 2024

The native Nevadan and triple alumna is devoted to making our community better through the Nevada Institute for Children's Research & Policy.

UNLV Newsmakers 2021: April
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Campus News | May 11, 2021

A collection of news stories highlighting remembrance, recovery, and progress at UNLV.

UNLV Newsmakers 2021: March
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Campus News | April 14, 2021

A collection of news stories highlighting health, recovery, and celebration at UNLV.

Child Abuse and COVID-19
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Business and Community | September 9, 2020

UNLV child advocacy expert Amanda Haboush-Deloye examines the pandemic’s impact on abused youth, and how medical professionals and others can help reverse the trend in unreported cases.

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