NEVADA DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
Nevada Youth Training Center
The Nevada Youth
Training Center (NYTC)
is a 160-bed,
staff-secure
facility serving
male youth located
in Elko; ages of
12-18. NYTC has been
successful at
recruiting a full
complement of
professional Mental
Health Counselors.
Federal Reviewers
from the Department
of Justice reported
significant
improvement toward
reaching the goals
outlined in the
February 2004
Memorandum of
Understanding with
NYTC, with the
reviewers noting
they have seen many
“remarkable”
cultural changes and
many “amazing”
improvements.
Programs provided at
this facility
include Education,
Vocational Training,
Recreation, Drug and
Alcohol Abuse
Counseling and
Mental Health Group
and Individual
Counseling. The
center operates
school programs that
offer required and
elective academic
subjects, remedial
programs, special
education,
vocational education
and interscholastic
activities with an
active and very
successful sports
program. On-site
medical and mental
health services are
made available to
the youth at the
NYTC.
