Northern Nevada HOPES offers a Perinatal Care Program for pregnant individuals with current or past opioid use. Services include prenatal and postpartum care, lactation and nutrition counseling, behavioral health support, peer counseling, and family planning. Safe treatment with buprenorphine (MOUD) is available to support healthy outcomes for both parent and baby. For more information, call 775-997-7583
This Listening Session is the first in a two-part series designed to examine how Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) impacts specific population groups that experience distinctive health vulnerabilities, including youth, older adults, individuals with disabilities and neurodivergence, birthing women and Tribal Nations. Anchored in evidence-based frameworks for trauma-informed care, developmental risk, and structural competency, the session prioritizes the integration of firsthand narratives with the data on service gaps. Participants will engage in structured dialogue to better understand how variations in age, ability, neurodevelopment, and community context influence OUD risk trajectories and access to care. This session supports a broader objective of informing service models that are integrity-based, developmentally appropriate, and community-informed, consistent with national public health guidance for behavioral health fairness.
This is the first of six sessions in the series, Culturally Responsive Approaches to Addressing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Nevada’s Tribal Nations. This session introduces the foundational concept of historical trauma and its ongoing effects on mental health and substance use within Native American communities.
Substance Use disorders in Older Adults is a growing problem not only in the United States, but throughout the developed world. This presentation will look at the prevalence of substance use among older people with an added focus on opioid epidemiology. It will also provide an overview for screening and identifying substance use within this population group. Additionally, a broad biopsychosocial framework and sociohistorical lens will be utilized to analyze risk factors and vulnerabilities for substance use among older people. The presentation will conclude with care considerations that integrate psychosocial aspects of well-being and reinforce the importance of psychotherapeutic interventions.
This training is designed for firefighters, EMTs/Paramedics, and law enforcement personnel and includes guidance on how to identify characteristics or behaviors of people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) and best practices to respond to those individuals.