The Rural Children’s Mental Health Consortium is a government-appointed body focused on identifying children’s mental health needs, connecting families with available resources, and advocating for access to quality community-based services.
RCMHC is driven by a vision that includes a “System of Care” approach to serving youth and their families with an overarching focus on prevention and intervention.
The intent of prevention and intervention programs is to move to a proactive system. Engaging individuals, before the development of serious emotional disturbance or alleviating the need for extended mental health treatment, by facilitating access to services and supports at the earliest signs of mental health concerns.
These principles influence and are infused into the Consortium’s ideas, efforts, and work in order to develop, support, and improve behavioral health throughout Rural Nevada. Mission
The mission of the Nevada Children’s Mental Health Consortium is set forth in Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) 433/b.335.
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-433B.html
The Consortium’s mission includes:
- preparing a long-term strategic plan for the provision of mental health services to children
- focusing on a “System of Care” approach to services
- including children and families in care decisions
- prioritizing early identification of those in need of services
- advocating for inclusive and community-based services
- identifying avenues to obtain financial support for services
- advertising the availability of services
- completing demonstration projects relating to children’s mental health services.
Bylaws
The bylaws of the RCMHC are updated on an as-needed basis by voting members and approved by the consortium administrator at DCFS.
Strategic Plan
The long-term strategic plan of the RCMHC is updated every 10 years and guides the consortium’s actions to carry out its mission priorities.
https://dcfs.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/dcfsnvgov/content/Meetings/RCMHC_Long_Term_Plan_2020_ADA.pdf