Las Vegas · Nkemdilim Nwofor, PMHNP-BC
Resources

Crisis lines, support, and trusted reading.For patients and families.

Mental health care happens in conversation with more than just one provider. The resources below are the ones I recommend most often — for patients in crisis, families supporting a loved one, and anyone wanting to understand more about psychiatric treatment.

If You Are in Crisis

Immediate help, twenty-four hours a day.

If you are in immediate danger, having thoughts of harming yourself or someone else, or experiencing a mental health crisis, please use these resources first. Evolving Minds Psychiatry is not an emergency service.

  • 911 — Emergency Services
    For immediate medical or safety emergencies. Available twenty-four hours a day.
    Call 911
  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
    Free, confidential support twenty-four hours a day for people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Call or text 988. Spanish available.
    Call 988
  • Crisis Text Line
    Free, confidential text-based crisis support twenty-four hours a day. Text HOME to 741741.
    Text HOME to 741741
  • Mobile Crisis Response Team — Clark County
    In-person crisis response for Clark County residents. Available twenty-four hours a day.
    (702) 983-0804
  • Nevada 211 — Health & Social Services
    Connections to local mental health services, housing, food, and crisis resources across Nevada. Call or text 211.
    Call 211
For Families & Loved Ones

Supporting someone in psychiatric care.

If you are caring for a family member or friend living with mental illness, these organizations offer support, education, and community.

  • NAMI Nevada
    Family support groups, education programs, and advocacy. Local chapters across Nevada including Las Vegas.
    naminevada.org
  • NAMI Family-to-Family Course
    Eight-session free course for family members of adults living with mental health conditions. Offered in Las Vegas multiple times per year.
    Learn more
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness Helpline
    Free peer support and information from 10am-10pm ET, Monday through Friday.
    1-800-950-NAMI
Recommended Reading

Books I find myself recommending most often.

These are not exhaustive. They are the books I have seen help patients most consistently. Available at most public libraries, and through any bookseller.

  • The Body Keeps the Score
    Bessel van der Kolk. Foundational text on how trauma shapes the body and brain. For patients with trauma history.
  • Lost Connections
    Johann Hari. Accessible exploration of depression and anxiety as connected to social factors, not only chemistry. For patients wanting context beyond medication.
  • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
    Lori Gottlieb. A therapist's memoir of being both a clinician and a patient. For anyone considering psychiatric care for the first time.
  • An Unquiet Mind
    Kay Redfield Jamison. A psychologist's memoir of living with bipolar disorder. For patients carrying mood disorder diagnoses or supporting someone who is.
  • Things Fall Apart
    Chinua Achebe. Not a mental health text, but a profound study of identity, displacement, and inner life. I recommend it often to patients navigating cultural transition.
Local Las Vegas Resources

Other care options in the area.

When patients need a higher level of care than outpatient psychiatry can provide, or therapy I do not specialize in, these are the kinds of resources I refer to.

  • Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services
    State-funded outpatient psychiatric services for adults. Sliding-scale fees available.
    (702) 486-2020
  • Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare
    Inpatient psychiatric care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs.
    (702) 872-5100
  • Seven Hills Hospital
    Inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance use treatment.
    (702) 464-2084
  • Mindful Therapy Group — Psychotherapy Directory
    Our administrative partner maintains a directory of therapists offering long-term psychotherapy across Nevada. Useful for patients who need therapy beyond what brief psychotherapy provides.
    mindfultherapygroup.com
Still not sure where to start?

Call us. We will help you find the right resource.

If you are not sure whether what you need is psychiatric care, therapy, crisis intervention, or something else, the conversation is a good place to start.

Call (725) 215-1037 Send a request
Not for emergencies. If you are in crisis, call 911 or call or text 988, or go to your nearest emergency department.