In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors passed a proclamation this month making May Mental Health Awareness Month in Nevada County and highlighting the importance of promoting mental health through prevention, education and support for key services.
“Each year during Mental Health Awareness Month we want to remind our friends and neighbors how important it is to take care of our mental health!” said Nevada County Behavioral Health Director Phebe Bell. “Support your resilience through healthy eating, exercise, enough sleep and connections with friends and loved ones. But also know that we all have rough patches in life, and it is OK to reach out for help when you are struggling. Resources and supports are here for you!”
During the month of May, Nevada County Behavioral Health and Public Health held a number of outreach events and trainings, including health fairs at local schools and Know the Signs suicide prevention trainings. On Monday, May 5, Public Health partnered with the Grass Valley Library on a suicide prevention and mental health training for library patrons in partnership with the library’s Adulting series. Outreach events and trainings will continue into June with mental health resources and information available at the Nevada County Health & Safety Fair on June 7 and the Pride Family Picnic on June 8.
“In rural areas like Nevada County, mental health care and support are not always as easy to access, but they are just as essential as anywhere else,” said Nevada County Health Officer Dr. Sherilynn Cooke. “That’s why we’re committed to ensuring every resident—whether in town or out in the far reaches of the county—has the resources they need. Mental Health Awareness Month is an opportunity to raise awareness about these resources, making sure people know where to turn when they or someone they care about needs support.”
As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, Nevada County Behavioral Health and Public Health remind residents that mental health resources are available all year.
In May of last year, Nevada County Behavioral Health and Public Health launched the Mental Health Matters Nevada County campaign to increase the public’s awareness, understanding, and access to mental health and suicide prevention resources. The central feature of the campaign is a website, www.MentalHealthMattersNC.com, where residents can go to learn about important mental health and suicide prevention resources.
Since launching on May 1 of last year, the site has had 70,193 unique site visitors and 162,300 total site visits.
“We are excited about the response to the Mental Health Matters Nevada County campaign and website,” said Corinne Amezcua, Suicide Prevention Coordinator at Nevada County Public Health. “We want to make it as easy as possible for people to get the mental health support they need—whether it is for themselves, a loved one or just to be more aware of how they can support mental health for their neighbors.”
Residents can learn more about mental health resources in Nevada County by visiting www.MentalHealthMattersNC.com, including information, outreach materials, and resources about mental health and suicide prevention.
A recent Review-Journal letter to the editor mischaracterized Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act, also known as the Clark County Lands bill. As the former executive director of the Nevada Conservation League, I wholeheartedly support this legislation, so I wanted to set the record straight.
Sen. Cortez Masto has been working on this bill for years in partnership with state and local governments, conservation groups like the NCL and local area tribes. It’s true that the Clark County lands bill would open 25,000 acres to help Las Vegas grow responsibly, while setting aside 2 million acres for conservation. It would also help create more affordable housing throughout the valley while ensuring our treasured public spaces can be preserved for generations to come.
What is not correct is that the money from these land sales would go to the federal government’s coffers. In fact, the opposite is true.
The 1998 Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act is a landmark bill that identified specific public land for future sale and created a special account ensuring all land sale revenues would come back to Nevada. In accordance with that law 5 percent of revenue from land transfers goes to the state of Nevada for general education purposes, 10 percent goes to the Southern Nevada Water Authority for needed water infrastructure and 85 percent supports conservation and environmental mitigation projects in Southern Nevada. This legislation has provided billions to Clark County and will continue to benefit generations of Southern Nevadans. Sen. Cortez Masto’s lands bill builds upon the act’s success.
So here’s the good news: All of the money generated from land made available for sale under Sen. Cortez Masto’s bill would be sent to the special account created by the 1998 law. Rather than going to an unaccountable federal government, the proceeds would continue to help kids in Vegas get a better education, bolster outdoor recreation and modernize Southern Nevada’s infrastructure.
I know how important it is that money generated from the sale of public land in Nevada stay in the hands of Nevadans, and so does the senator. That’s why she opposed a Republican effort last year to sell off 200,000 acres of land in Clark County and other areas of the country that would have sent those dollars directly to Washington.
Public land management in Nevada should benefit Nevadans. We should protect sacred cultural sites and beloved recreation spaces, responsibly transfer land for affordable housing when needed and ensure our state has the resources it needs to grow sustainably. I will continue working with Sen. Cortez Masto to advocate for legislation, such as the Clark County lands bill, that puts the needs of Nevadans first.
Paul Selberg writes from Las Vegas.
click to expand photos
Las Vegas High’s baseball team claimed a 3-2 home win over Coronado on Friday.
Las Vegas (9-13-1) next hosts Rancho at 10 a.m. Saturday. Coronado (13-14) hosts Chaparral at 3:30 p.m. Monday.
Contact Alex Wright at awright@reviewjournal.com. Follow @AlexWright1028 on X.
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Nevada’s jobless rate is holding steady, but the state is still adding jobs.
A new report from DETR shows February’s unemployment rate unchanged at 5.3 percent, with the labor force growing by nearly 3,800 people.
MORE ON FOX5: Nevada unemployment rate rises to 5.3% in January
Nevada now has about 1.6 million nonfarm jobs, up 2.2 percent over the past year and 1,500 more jobs than in January.
“This month’s report shows a strengthening labor market,” said David Schmidt, Chief Economist. ”Compared to the report for January, the pace of job gains in the past year increased from 1.9% to 2.2%, building on what was already the fastest pace of job growth in the country. While the unemployment rate remained stable, the labor force participation rate rose to 63.7%, 1.7 percentage points higher than the national level.”
In Las Vegas, employment ticked up by 1,100 jobs in February, about 0.1 percent, and is up more than 25,000 jobs compared to last year.
Reno added 1,000 jobs on the month, while Carson City shed about 200 but is still slightly above where it was a year ago.
Copyright 2026 KVVU. All rights reserved.
Winners and Losers From Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Playoffs Game 1
Storms dump small hail throughout Austin area Saturday
YMCA of South Alabama holds Healthy Kids Day in Spanish Fort
Bear injures two US soldiers during military training in Alaska | The Jerusalem Post
NFL mock draft: 4-round projections for Arizona Cardinals
No. 6 Arkansas ends top-ranked OU’s 31-game home winning streak with 3-2 decision
Billionaire Steyer’s spending binge dwarfs rival campaigns in California governor’s race
Landeskog – April 18 | Colorado Avalanche