Sunset view of Greenspun Hall

Collaborative Healthcare Advancing Resilience, Growth, & Empowerment to Unlock Potential (CHARGE UP)

An Early Intervention Program for Clinical High Risk

Have you or a loved one struggled with . . .

  • Feeling like your eyes/ears/mind is playing tricks on you 
  • Feeling confused about what is real and what is not 
  • Feeling suspicious of other people 
  • Feeling more anxious, depressed, or out of touch
  • Becoming overly fixated on certain ideas that other people may not
  • A decline in school/work/social functioning
  • Withdrawal from friends and family
  • A decline in self-care/personal hygiene 

What We Do

CHARGE UP is a strengths-based, outpatient treatment program designed for young individuals who are at high risk for developing psychosis. Early identification of risk combined with effective interventions can change lives!

Check out an interview conducted by our Clinical director, Mental Health Matters: Getting help with bipolar disorder.

How We Can Help

As a coordinated specialty care program, CHARGE UP provides a variety of clinical treatments and services based on the unique needs and strengths of each client. CHARGE UP aims to help clients build awareness and skills to:

  • Optimize thinking, communication, and daily functioning through Performance Optimization
  • Optimize relationships and understanding through family education
  • Optimize physical and psychological wellbeing through pharmacotherapy
  • Optimize access to resources and services through case management
  • Optimize social and community connection through peer support
  • Optimize future goals and opportunities through education and employment support

Eligibility

Participants must be residents of southern Nevada and between the ages of 12 and 25. Medicaid is accepted and a sliding scale is available.

Contact Us

Address

801 S Rancho Dr. Suite D2, Las Vegas, NV 89106

Phone

702-895-5555

Fax

702-895-1530

Email

charge-up@unlv.edu