Q&A: Learn How TMCC Supports its Latino Students with Dr. Olga Mesina
Tucked inside the Red Mountain building on the campus of Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) is the counseling center. There, a team of mental health...
Katia Campos: The Heart of La Selva’s Kitchen
PUERTO VIEJO DE SARAPIQUI, COSTA RICA – Katia Campos didn’t initially plan on becoming a chef in the jungle. In 1997, a neighbor mentioned a temporary...
How a UNR student fights cancer — and for her future
With a body at war with itself cancer not only invaded Aimee Naomi Arrellano, but also hid from her. Raised in Reno, Nev., Arrellano never...
CHA Nevada to offer influenza and COVID boosters ahead of flu season
Flu season is approaching, and Community Health Alliance (CHA Nevada) will offer seasonal flu vaccines and the new COVID booster to protect residents and keep...
Only half of low-income Nevada mothers, babies eligible for food aid apply. Why?
Officials plan to add a text messaging system and offer easy-to-understand resources in other languages to increase the number of participating families. Though more than...
Why Do We Celebrate Earth Day?
In the late 1960s, scientists, governments, and citizens were becoming more concerned about the impacts of 150 years of industrial growth. Concerns grew over devastating...
Local nonprofit uses horses to provide therapy to kids
A mental health nonprofit based in South Reno provides therapy to local kids and young adults with some special help: a herd of horses and...
Year after 988 mental health line debuts, Nevada building crisis response teams to back it up
Southern Nevada officials are working to bolster mental health crisis response as the number of calls for aid continue to rise. A little over a...
Many Nevadans on Medicaid could lose insurance as pandemic-era coverage policy ends
Roughly 200,000 Nevadans’ health care coverage is likely to be affected by the March 31 end of a pandemic-era federal policy requiring states to keep Medicaid recipients...
Addressing mental health challenges for Latino communities
Editor’s note: This is the second installment of the KUNR series Mental Health in the Silver State. In the coming months, we’ll continue to explore...