Infant mortality went up 18% in Nevada in the years immediately preceding the pandemic, one of the topline findings of a new report from UnitedHealthcare.

Infant mortality went up 18% in Nevada in the years immediately preceding the pandemic, one of the topline findings of a new report from UnitedHealthcare.

A recent report on the continued mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is showing troubling stats, especially concerning suicide attempts with kids and teens.

The toll-free phone line, administered by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine, in partnership with the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, will serve as a confidential mental health resource for health care professionals to seek support before they have reached a crisis point.

A Nevada HealthCARES confidential telephone line has been launched and is now live with its goal to support health care workers statewide.

At a time when we are battered by cruel statistics on infections, hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19, one set of numbers, at least on the surface, provides a ray of hope in the time of coronavirus.

The Division of Public and Behavioral Health has announced a grant of $1,935,621 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration which will fund psychiatric access to care in Nevada communities.

It's been five weeks since Governor Steve Sisolak ordered Nevadans to stay at home as the coronavirus continued to spread around the world. While some have adjusted to staying in, it has provided challenges for others, especially those living alone.