Brief History of New Frontier Treatment Center
In 1971, Churchill County residents banded together to form the Churchill Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs, consisting of seven Board Members and one full-time Substance Abuse Counselor.
In 1974, the Board of Directors negotiated with Churchill County and opened the New Frontier Treatment Center. The facility contained 14 beds, and could house 7 men and 7 women at any given time. Staffing consisted of a Director and 3 Counselors.
Nearly 25 years later, in 1997, a loan from the USDA facilitated new construction, and the occupancy capacity increased to 20 beds. There was also a marked evolution in staff qualifications. New Frontier attracted staff from a variety of academic backgrounds including Social Sciences, Administration and Finance.
In 2007, a catastrophic fire burnt New Frontier to the ground.
In October of 2008, New Frontier moved into it’s new location at 1490 Grimes Street in Fallon with a capacity of 28 beds. Over the years offices and services have been expanded to Lovelock, Elko, Wendover and Caliente/Pioche.
Administrative Officers
- Lana Robards, Executive Director
- Debbie Ridenour, HR Director
- Valerie Pacheco, Operations Manager
- Kasey Chu, Residential Program Director
- Connie Garoutte, Outpatient Program Director
- Misty Alegre, Finance Manager
- Chris Murphey, Grants Manager
- Kelsey Hurlburt, Intake/Case Manangment Supervisor
Board of Directors
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- Ron Marrujo, MFT/LADC Chairperson – Since 2006
- Vaughna Bendickson, Wells Fargo, Vice-Chairperson
- Joe Lane, Eide Bailey, Secretary/Treasurer
Other Board Members:
- James Richardson, Lieutenant, Adult Parole and Probation
- Hoyt Skabelund, CEO of Banner Churchill Community Hospital
- Pastor Paul Slaton, Church of the Nazarene
- Jacob Sommer, Attorney at Law
There are no term limits for our board
General Achievements
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- National Accreditation through Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations 2006
- Residential and Outpatient Gambling Programs 2006
- Social Model Detoxification
- Drug Court Contracts
- West Wendover – Adolescent
- Fallon – Adult
- Pioche/ Caliente – Adult
- Lovelock – Adult and Adolescent
- Applied NIDA’s Thirteen Principles to treatment
- Completed A133 audit with no significant findings
- Hired mental health professionals for co-occurring disorders
- CLFC Getting Real in Jr. and High School
- Telehealth services in rural counties (Pershing, Elko, and Lincoln)
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
- National accreditation with Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Plan Organizations (JCAHO) 2006
- Improved Clinical Supervision
- Consistent Use of Evidence-Based Practices
- Improved Data Collection
- Awards Behavioral Health – electronic health records and data collection
- Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS)
Thank you for your interest in New Frontier
As of June 2016, our current funding priorities are:
- Adolescents
- Women
- Health (SA GA)
- Transitional Housing
Call Lana Robards at (775) 423-1412 to talk with her about these exciting grant opportunities.
For more than 44 years, New Frontier has been providing behavioral health services including mental health, drug, alcohol, and gambling treatment services to rural Nevada residents. Behavioral health touches the lives of many individuals and their families so addressing this issue is not simple or easy. Breaking the cycle of addiction, poverty, homelessness, trauma and abuse that plague so many in our community takes unwavering hard work and support from our Board, our staff, our volunteers, our donors and all of you, our community.
New Frontier’s mission has been dedicated to promoting individual and community wellness through a comprehensive continuum of substance abuse, behavioral health and other wellness services. Its vision is to provide quality evidence-based mental health and addiction treatment, prevention and behavioral health services to rural Nevadans through existing programs and continued expansion. At New Frontier we take this mission and vision very seriously. Standing together our team remains true to our core mission to help individuals and families heal from the trauma that has led them to seek our help. We can and do make a difference.
As New Frontier’s Executive Director, I am pleased to share that we have had yet another extraordinary year full of accomplishments, memorable events and life changing experiences. We have experienced much growth and change since our early days as an alcohol treatment program. Our new Room for Ruth Transitional House for Women provides an amazing opportunity for women in recovery and offers not only housing but is a safety net to support these women in making a successful transition to self-sufficient living.
By whatever referral that brings our clients to our door they are greeted by a compendium of programs and services including case management for housing/homelessness, employment/job training, education/GED, food/emergency food pantry, clothing, transportation, child reunification/ visitation and child care, parenting, primary health and mental health services and life skills training.
New Frontier is an accredited organization through the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) since 2006.
We cannot do this alone. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, financial support is greatly needed and would be very much appreciated. We hope that all individuals and corporations will consider supporting our endeavors in 2016 and beyond.
Lana K. Robards
Executive Director