Rehab Centers for Serious Mental Illness and Addiction in Las Vegas

What counts as a serious mental illness, and how is it treated alongside substance use?

A serious mental illness is a mental health condition, such as a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder or severe major depression, that substantially limits daily life. Co-occurring care in Las Vegas means one coordinated plan in which psychiatric care and addiction care happen together rather than in separate programs.

Listed programs report levels from psychiatric inpatient care and medically supervised withdrawal management to residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and standard outpatient. Admission policies vary, so ask intake staff directly whether the program accepts people with psychotic or bipolar disorders. Broader options appear under dual diagnosis care in Las Vegas.

Medication continuity is worth settling before admission. Find out whether a program will keep prescribing antipsychotics, mood stabilizers and long-acting injectable medicines, whether it can continue or begin medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, who prescribes on site, how the team works with your current psychiatrist, and how refills are handled at discharge.

Public mental health care in Nevada is not run by counties; the state’s Division of Public and Behavioral Health pays for care through community providers instead. When calling a program, ask about links to assertive community treatment teams, early psychosis services, peer support specialists or supported housing.

Where can adults with serious mental illness get crisis or public care in Las Vegas?

Clark County’s crisis stabilization center, run with University Medical Center at 5409 E. Lake Mead Blvd., is open 24/7 to adults 18 and older, regardless of ability to pay. The center takes people with or without a co-occurring substance use disorder, offers psychiatric crisis and detox services for stays of a few hours up to 24 hours, and accepts drop-offs from police and EMS. The phone line is (702) 383-6200.

Crisis lines and local entry points

Calling or texting 988 reaches crisis support anywhere in Nevada; call 911 if someone is in immediate danger. Nevada has no county-run behavioral health authority, so the state Division of Public and Behavioral Health funds community providers and certifies treatment programs. The Eighth Judicial District Court runs a Co-Occurring Disorders Court, and the LIMA Diversion Program offers pre-booking diversion with Metro police for low-level drug offenses. Veterans can contact the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center on North Pecos Road. RTC of Southern Nevada buses reach most programs, since the valley has no light rail. When you call, ask whether the program connects people with assertive community treatment teams, early psychosis care, peer support specialists or supported housing.

Does Nevada Medicaid cover serious mental illness and substance use care in Clark County?

Nevada Medicaid covers mental health and substance use treatment, and in Clark County that coverage runs through managed care plans. Clark County members choose among CareSource, SilverSummit Healthplan, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Health Plan of Nevada and Molina Healthcare of Nevada. Nevada expanded Medicaid to adults in 2014, and managed care reached every county on January 1, 2026. Programs accepting your plan show up under Medicaid listings; many also list private insurance or sliding fees.

Will a program continue my psychiatric medications?

Medication policies differ between Las Vegas programs, so ask before admission. Useful questions: will the program continue antipsychotics, mood stabilizers and long-acting injectables, and will it keep or start medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder? Ask who prescribes on site, how the team coordinates with your current psychiatrist, and how refills work at discharge.

For options statewide, see serious mental illness treatment across Nevada, or browse every treatment listing in Las Vegas. RehabSeekers.com shows what each program reports and does not rank listings.