Life’s a circus! Meet Rebecca Nemecek, our Substance Use Disorder Program Manager
Rebecca Nemecek, Healthy Minds' Substance Use Disorder Program Manager, teaches us that life is like a circus. Come find out her story!
First Steps to Addiction Treatment: Why Is It So Hard to Make Changes?
The first steps to addiction treatment will be some of the hardest you'll ever take - and potentially the most rewarding.
We’re Hiring! Seeking Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselor
Healthy Minds is hiring! We're looking for a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselor who is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) in the state of Nevada to join our growing team. Is that you?
Teen Marijuana Use: What Are The Risks?
What are the risks of teen marijuana use? Here's an overview of the current science, plus our recommendations for teens and parents.
Why Do Holidays Lead to Relapse?
Imagine this: the sun is shining, the temperature is perfect, and you are sitting in your lawn chair barbecuing hamburgers and hotdogs waiting for it to get dark so you can watch the fireworks to celebrate America’s birthday. You look to your left, then you look to your right and everyone has a cold drink [...]
Healthy Minds’ Substance Use Disorder program featured on ABC News 13′ Morning Blend show
Clinical Director, Melissa Paller, and Medical Director, Dr. Lisa Durette, on ABC News 13' Las Vegas Morning Blend show discussing Healthy Minds' new Substance Use Disorder program. We're thrilled to announce that Healthy Minds was featured on ABC News' 13 Las Vegas Morning Blend show this morning! Our Clinical Director, Melissa Paller, and [...]
The Amazing Journey of Dr. Sid Khurana and His Mission to Improve Las Vegas’s Mental Healthcare
Sid Khurana’s childhood didn’t resemble that of most other psychiatrists practicing in the United States. He was born and raised in the northern state of Punjab, India. He grew up speaking four languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu. One of his parents was Hindu and the other Sikh, but they nevertheless sent him to a [...]
Where Am I? Systems of Care and Child Psychiatry: A Call for Advocacy
By Dr. Lisa Durette, MD, DFAPA, DFAACAP Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Medical Director at Healthy Minds This article originally appeared in the May/June 2018 addition of AACAP News, a publication of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Systems of Care (SOC) - the very topic often evokes eye rolls and sarcasm. [...]
Healthy Minds Announces New, Holistic Addiction Treatment Program
A Dire Problem In Las Vegas, Substance Use Disorders Are Treatable Las Vegas, Nevada, May 15, 2018 – Recognizing a dire community need, Healthy Minds is announcing the launch of its new Substance Use Disorder (SUD) program. Spearheaded by Melissa Paller, LCSW, Healthy Minds’ Clinical Director, the program aims to take a holistic, multidisciplinary [...]
Meet Melissa Paller, the Hula Dancing Founder of Healthy Minds’ Substance Use Disorder Program
Imagine this: it’s the 1970s. You’re a young girl of Chinese, Portuguese, and Hawaiian descent living in Hawaii, your cultural home. Your parents move from Hawaii to rural Idaho, where you’re now one of two children in the whole school with dark skin. You primarily speak Hawaiian Pidgin English, a creole language, ensuring that you’re [...]