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Data Dashboard Overview

Behavioral Health is a broad term that includes both mental health and substance use, promoting resilience and wellbeing being, treatment of those conditions, and the support of those who experience and/or are in recovery from these conditions, along with their families and communities.

This Dashboard highlights select behavioral health indicators in each of the regions, providing a comparison statewide. For more information on data displayed here, go to https://dhhs.nv.gov/Programs/Office_of_Analytics/OFFICE_OF_ANALYTICS_-_DATA___REPORTS/

Statewide Data Highlight

Anxiety has been the leading mental health-related diagnosis since 2012 in emergency department encounters. Anxiety-related encounters increased significantly from 2010 to 2019 in both counts and rates.


  • The following data is reproduced from other sources. Hover your curser over the category title (such as Suicide) to view the source of data for that category. In some case we are able to show trends over time, but for certain metrics the data is not available.
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    Significantly positive trend
    Significantly negative trend
    positive trend down
    Negative trend up
    Better than Nevada Avg.
    Worse than Nevada avg.
    Equal
    Target achieved
    Suicide
    Number of completed suicides
    Youth up to 25
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    52.5
    2019
    Deaths per 100,000 population
    COMPARED TO:
    Higher than
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    16.6 (2019)
    Number of completed suicides
    25-64
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    125.4
    2019
    Deaths per 100,000 population
    COMPARED TO:
    Higher than
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    101.7 (2019)
    Number of completed suicides
    Seniors (65+)
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    229.7
    2019
    Deaths per 100,000 population
    COMPARED TO:
    Significantly Higher
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    123.1 (2019)
    Emergency Department admissions for suicidal ideation
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    369.1
    2019
    Visits per 100,000 population
    COMPARED TO:
    Lower than
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    520.2 (2019)
    2017 Rural Region
    146
    Substance use
    ER visits for substance use
    Methamphetamines
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    262.9
    2019
    Visits per 100,000 population
    Categories are not mutually exclusive
    COMPARED TO:
    Significantly Lower
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    489.1 (2019)
    ER visits for substance use
    Marijuana
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    594.3
    2019
    Visits per 100,000 population
    Categories are not mutually exclusive
    COMPARED TO:
    Significantly Higher
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    382.7 (2019)
    ER visits for substance use
    Opioids
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    128.1
    2019
    Visits per 100,000 population
    Categories are not mutually exclusive
    COMPARED TO:
    Significantly Lower
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    200.1 (2019)
    Alcohol and Drug related death rates
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    43
    2019
    Rates are per 100,000 age-specific population
    COMPARED TO:
    Lower than
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    49.9 (2019)
    2017 Rural Region
    155.4
    Mental health
    Poor mental health: 10 + days
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    19.5%
    2019
    (BRFSS)
    COMPARED TO:
    Higher than
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    17.6% (2019)
    2017 Rural Region
    14%
    Mental health related Emergency Department visits
    Anxiety
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    576.8
    2019
    Source: Hospital Inpatient Billing
    Rates are per 100,000 age-specific population
    COMPARED TO:
    Significantly Lower
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    1970.2 (2019)
    2017 Rural Region
    534.5
    Mental Health related Emergency Department visits
    Depression
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    670.4
    2019
    Source: Hospital Inpatient Billing
    Rates are per 100,000 age-specific population
    COMPARED TO:
    Significantly Lower
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    1241.4 (2019)
    2017 Rural Region
    592.7
    Mental Health related Emergency Department visits
    Bipolar
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    154.2
    2019
    Source: Hospital Inpatient Billing
    Rates are per 100,000 age-specific population
    COMPARED TO:
    Significantly Lower
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    708 (2019)
    2017 Rural Region
    120.3
    Youth
    High School Students who felt sad or helpless
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    35.6%
    2019
    COMPARED TO:
    Lower than
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    40.7% (2019)
    2017 Rural Region
    32.1%
    High School Students who've thought seriously about committing suicide
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    18.7%
    2019
    COMPARED TO:
    Higher than
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    18% (2019)
    2017 Rural Region
    19%
    High School Students who attempted suicide
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    12.5%
    2019
    COMPARED TO:
    Higher than
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    8.9% (2019)
    2017 Rural Region
    8.8%
    High School Students who use marijuana
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    21.7%
    2019
    COMPARED TO:
    Higher than
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    18.8% (2019)
    2017 Rural Region
    18.9%
    High School Students who have used methamphetamines
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    5.3%
    2019
    COMPARED TO:
    Higher than
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    2.9% (2019)
    2017 Rural Region
    3.9%
    High School Students who currently use alcohol
    REGION
    Rural
    VALUE
    30.2%
    2019
    COMPARED TO:
    Higher than
    Nevada average
    Nevada Statewide
    23.9% (2019)
    2017 Rural Region
    33.1%

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