RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Northern Nevada HOPES is expanding access to mental health care with a new walk-in behavioral health clinic aimed at connecting more people to services, including those who may not know where to start.
Staff members say the clinic is designed to help bridge gaps in care in a region that offers a variety of mental health resources, but where navigating options can still be difficult for patients and families.
“Effectively, our community has a lot of resources. Unfortunately, sometimes those resources aren’t available. And so, I think that’s why we opted into doing an access clinic, where people are able to walk in, where we’re hoping to reduce those barriers to those resources,” says Alvaro Maldonado, the behavioral health integration coordinator at Northern Nevada HOPES.
He encourages anyone interested in learning about available programs — or those with a friend or family member who could benefit — to visit during operating hours to ask questions and get connected.
The location is at 580 W 5th St, Reno, NV 89503
“I think the biggest part is mental health can’t always be seen, right? If I have a medical concern, there’s objective things that we can look at,” says Maldonado.
“If I were to break a bone, you see it. With mental health, it’s a little bit more nuanced sometimes. And so, because of that, it’s a little bit more difficult to understand sometimes or even identify,” says Maldonado.
Services are available for people with or without health insurance, staff members said.
Northern Nevada HOPES offers a range of behavioral health services, including brief psychotherapy, outpatient psychotherapy, intensive outpatient programs for more complex needs — including substance use and gambling addiction — group therapy, medication-assisted treatment for substance use recovery, and psychiatry services for medication management and clinical support.
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