Essential Health and Human Services Options

Web, email and online services for Nevadans

In addition to the information below, other resources to support Nevadans can be found by calling 211 or visiting the Nevada 2-1-1 website.

Welfare Services

• Apply for medical assistance
• Apply for food assistance
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - apply for/renew benefits, check status of application
  • WIC - Women Infants and Children program
  • WIC email wicgeneral@health.nv.gov
  • WIC phone 1-800-8-NEV-WIC
• Apply for cash assistance
• Apply for energy assistance

Children's Services

• Mental health services for children - available via telehealth
  • Northern Nevada Child and Adolescent Services: 775-688-1600
  • Southern Nevada Child and Adolescent Services: 702-486-0000
• Children’s Mobile Crisis Response Team - for mental or behavioral crisis help
  • Southern Nevada: 702-486-7865 (available 24 hours)
  • Northern Nevada: 775-688-1670 (M-F 8 am-8 pm, Sat-Sun 8 am-6 pm)
  • Rural counties: 702-486-7865 (9 am-6 pm daily)
• Report abuse or neglect of a child
  • Las Vegas/Clark County: 702-399-0081
  • Reno/Sparks/Washoe County: 775-785-8600 or 833-900-SAFE
  • Carson City: 775-684-1930
  • Elko: 775-753-1300
  • Ely: 775-289-1640
  • Fallon: 775-423-8566
  • Fernley: 775-575-1844
  • Pahrump: 775-727-8497
  • Tonopah: 775-482-2033
  • Winnemucca: 775-623-6555
  • Yerington: 775-463-3151
• Schedule a phone or video visit with children in a state juvenile justice facility
  • Summit View Youth Center: 702-688-4747
  • Caliente Youth Center: 775-726-8200
  • Nevada Youth Training Center: 775-738-7182

Additional Resources and Information

• Adult clinical services
  • Outpatient services are open with modified hours
  • Northern Nevada: 775-688-2001
  • Southern Nevada: 702-486-6000
• Nevada Resilience Project
  • Resources for coping and managing
• Adult Protective Services
  • Report abuse or neglect of an adult
  • Las Vegas/Clark County: 702-486-6930
  • Statewide/All Other Areas of Nevada: 888-729-0571
• Long-term care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP)
  • 1-888-282-1155
• Victims of Crime (VOC) program
  • Email VOCP@dcfs.nv.gov
• CARE Team-Immediate mental health care for adults in Rural Nevada
  • Anywhere in rural Nevada 877-283-2437
  • Hotline open 24/7, clinical services available 7 days a week 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Consumer Health Assistance
  • Toll Free: 1-888-333-1597
  • Las Vegas: 702-486-3587
• Senior and Disability Prescription (SRx/DRx) Program
  • Statewide Toll Free Number: 1-866-303-6323, Option 2
• Birth/death/marriage records
  • General questions email OVRHELP@health.nv.gov
  • Paternity/Adoptions/Corrections email OVRPAC@health.nv.gov
• Medical Marijuana Cardholder registry
  • Email mmregistry@health.nv.gov
  • Program information
• Confidential Address Program - mail will continue to be forwarded and new applications processed
  • Find a CAP certified advocate in Nevada
  • Phone 775-684-5707 or 888-432-6189
  • Email NVCAP@dcfs.nv.gov
• Senior Medicare Hotline Report
  • Call 702-486-3403
  • Toll Free: 1-888-838-7305
• Developmental Services Programs for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Northern Nevada - Sierra Regional Center: 775-688-1930
  • Southern Nevada - Desert Regional Center: 702-486-7850
  • Rural Nevada - Rural Regional Center: 775-687-5162
• Communication Access Services (CAS)
  • Statewide: 702-830-9103
• Nevada Unemployment Insurance
  • Unemployment Information for Claimants and Employers
• Nevada Health Link
  • Silver State Health Insurance Exchange
  • Statewide: 1-800-547-2927
  • TTY Line (for those who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech disabled): 711
  • Email: CustomerserviceNVHL@exchange.nv.gov