Community-Based Mental Health Services

What are Community-Based Mental Health Services?

Community-based mental health services are any mental health services which are available in an individual's community - rather than being based in a specific institution, like a hospital. Mental health services funded by the Bureau of Behavioral Health, Wellness and Prevention aim to keep Nevadans within their own environment as they receive treatment whenever possible. This approach aims to bring a focus on the individual's specific mental health needs while they are living within their community, acknowledging that each person's needs are unique to them and the community they live in

How Do We Help?

The Bureau of Behavioral Health, Wellness and Prevention improves Nevadans' mental health by helping to stand up innovative, evidence-based mental health programs across the state. By providing grant funding for Nevada-based organizations, as well as technical assistance as the projects get off the ground, the Bureau aims to create more mental health infrastructure across Nevada. Our community partners focus on helping Nevadans with a wide variety of health issues by connecting them to the appropriate resources, preventing mental health issues from developing, treating early serious mental illness and first episode psychosis and more.

Public Comment Request: Community Mental Health Block Grant

The Bureau of Behavioral Health Wellness and Prevention is seeking public comment for its 2027 Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) application.

The Bureau manages this grant, funding local governmental agencies and community-based providers to provide mental health services in Nevada for adults with serious mental illnesses and children with serious emotional disturbances. For more information on how to read the block grant application, read this document.

Please provide your feedback to BHPAC@health.nv.gov by August 14, 2026, at 5pm PST. You may also request a copy of the application by emailing BHPAC@health.nv.gov.

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Find a Certified Provider

Behavioral Health NV is DPBH's official source of all BHCEN providers. Currently, BHCEN providers are certified to provide different levels of substance use prevention, treatment and recovery services, but certifications for specific types of mental health programs, such as mobile crisis teams, are coming next year.

Learn more about the BHWP Strategic Plan

The Bureau aligns all of its work with key objectives outlined in the strategic plan. The strategic plan aimed to capture the key issues facing Nevadans when it comes to behavioral health, by holding intensive listening sessions with over 15 behavioral health experts and over 60 lived Nevadans with lived experience.