Nevada Essentials for Childhood (NVEFC) has released new reports in its online data library, offering a closer look at what Nevada’s children and youth are experiencing. The reports share the latest findings on Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs), Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and Nevada Syndromic Surveillance.
What’s New
2025 YRBS PCE Reports
Nevada High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Positive Childhood Experiences Special Report
Nevada Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Positive Childhood Experiences Special Report
2025 YRBS Household ACE Reports
Nevada High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Household Adverse Childhood Experiences Special Report
Nevada Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Household Adverse Childhood Experiences Special Report
2025 YRBS School/Peer ACE Reports
2025 Syndromic Surveillance Reports
Nevada Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey: School/Peer Adverse Childhood Experiences Special Report
Nevada Syndromic Surveillance Adverse Childhood Experiences Report
Why This Matters for Opioid Prevention
Research consistently links ACEs, such as household substance use, violence, or instability, to a higher risk of substance use later in life. Positive experiences, including supportive adult relationships, safe schools, and a sense of belonging, help protect against that risk. Understanding both sides of the picture helps communities focus prevention where it will make the biggest difference.
This work aligns closely with Nevada’s Opioid Needs Assessment and Statewide Plan, which guides how the state invests opioid settlement dollars through the Fund for a Resilient Nevada. Preventing ACEs and strengthening family-based prevention, especially for youth, are among the priorities identified in the statewide effort to reduce opioid misuse and overdose.
At the Nevada Opioid Center of Excellence (NOCE), we support providers, prevention professionals, and community partners with training and resources grounded in Nevada data. Our past offerings include an ACEs prevention webinar and the Resiliency-Informed Substance Use Prevention Learning Series. Local data like these reports help ensure our education reflects what Nevada’s young people are actually facing, and points toward the upstream strategies that can prevent substance use before it starts.
Questions or Data Requests
Have questions about the reports or want to request specific data? Contact Nevada Essentials for Childhood at essentialsforchildhood@gmail.com.
For questions about NOCE training and resources, email noce@casat.org.
Nevada Essentials for Childhood is a CDC-funded partnership between the University of Nevada, Reno School of Public Health and the Nevada Institute for Children’s Research and Policy (NICRP), working to prevent ACEs and promote PCEs across Nevada.
