Lucretia Cunningham

Saturday, Oct. 1, marks five years since Nevada was shaken by the largest mass shooting in modern American history. Close to 60 died while attending a concert on the Las Vegas Strip on Oct. 1, 2017. Hundreds were injured, and even more suffer from emotional trauma and grief. KUNR’s Lucretia Cunningham sat down with Tennille Pereira, who is the director at the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center in Las Vegas, to learn how the city is healing.

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for Nevada youth aged 8 to 24. Now, a new statewide effort called the Nevada Suicide Prevention Campaign is connecting families with free resources.

There are new recommendations for hospitals to help them be better prepared to respond to mass shootings after a study looked at Las Vegas’ response to the 1 October massacre.

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Some law enforcement agencies in Nevada are piloting a virtual response program for mental health emergencies. KUNR’s Jose Davila IV sat down with news reporter Lucretia Cunningham to learn more.

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Some law enforcement agencies in Nevada are piloting a virtual response program for mental health emergencies.