As youth delinquency has hit 20-year lows across the nation, Washoe County is now hyper-focused on a small pocket of violent youth offenders.
Staff at the Jan Evans Juvenile Justice Center are also handling sharp increases in youth mental health challenges, with 60 to 70% of detainees suffering from a diagnosable mental illness or substance abuse disorder.
And the community is reckoning with a spike in the number of teens facing felony-level charges for possession of concentrated cannabis.
Watch this 2 News Nevada investigation to learn more about the challenges and risks Northern Nevada youth face, and how the county is trying to rehabilitate the region’s most vulnerable children and teens – and find help through the interactive resource guide below.
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