Multi-County Coallition Formed

Multi-County Coallition Formed

Rural Nevada has unique challenges in developing community Drug Treatment Centers among the Spanish-speaking population. Because many of the Hispanic residents are migrant workers, they are often moving throughout the area. Therefore, Carson City, Lyon, Storey, and Douglas Counties have joined together to develop a multicounty Drug Treatment Center. There is now cross coordination between counties, and Hispanic leaders are engaged in several areas, including the creation of continuity between service delivery systems in each community.

The mentoring project in Nevada is successfully engaging a population that is at risk and traditionally underserved. Through their efforts, five communities are now building Drug Treatment Centers, assessing their needs and resources, and developing prevention plans that will ultimately change the community environment and potentially save lives.

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