Hoping to comply with federal law, the state committed more than $200 million to overhaul a children's behavioral health system that ranked last in the nation.

Nevada has nowhere to go but up on youth mental health services. A lack of sustainable funding has prevented a more unified network of care.

As of 2023, nearly 86.9 percent of the state's population lives in a federally designated mental health professional shortage area.

Since 2010, young people aged 15-24 have the highest rate of suicide attempts of any other age group in the Silver State.