The WNRYC facility is a co-educational facility, serving both girls and boys ages 12-18 in the treatment programs.  The facility also houses a small six bed secure section for short term secure lock-up services.  There is a two bed non-secure low structure dorm for status offending youth and/or for youth needing brief temporary protective placement out of the home.  

WNRYC is a Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (BADA) certified alcohol and other drug treatment program.  WNRYC is certified to provide Level II.1 - Adolescent.

WNRYC is a short term (60 - 120 day), staff secure, high impact,  goal focused, multi-disciplinary treatment program that primarily serves Alcohol and Other Drug involved probation youth  and families.  About 50% of the youth also have  Mental Health needs.  The program’s  general focus is towards early intervention, assessment,  treatment and transition services.

Formal Alcohol and Other Drugs assessment and treatment and referral

·       Multi-family groups

·       Individual and group counseling 

·       Treatment Milieu/Peer Culture Government

·       Formal Skills Development component 

·       120 groups per month, not counting PE and school 

·       Cognitive Behavioral approach using Problem Solving/Thinking Errors 

·       Youth earn 1.5 or more credits for school 

·       Recreation program 

·       Kitchen skills program

·       Nevada State Vocational Internet site   

·       Continuing Care Services 

·       Community Service activities

Secure Program

WNRYC also provides a six-bed secure detention area  separate from the treatment center.  These are  short-term detention beds for juvenile offenders.   The average daily population of this section of this facility is usually 1-3 youth and is meant to serve short-term placement youth.

WNRYC SHORT TERM SECURE/OUTPATIENT  PROGRAM

EVALUATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

WNRYC has created a structured SHORT TERM service array for youth at the WNRYC secure section of the facility.  
The goal is to make constructive use of a youth's short-term secure and non-secure presence at WNRYC.  
Chiefs and POs must request various combinations of written assignments, programming, 
and evaluation services listed below.  For information, please contact the evaluation team coordinator:  
at (775) 577-4200 X 32 or jackis@wnryc.org
NOTE:  Call in advance to reserve an evaluation time in any given week.

Secure Unit Residential Services