SUMMIT VIEW YOUTH CENTER


The Summit View Youth Center (SVYC) is a maximum-security youth facility with a capacity of 48 beds. DCFS provides programming and services to youth between the ages of 12 to 18, SVYC focuses on High School aged males between 14 and 19. SVYC sits on 13 acres in North Las Vegas near Nellis Air Force Base.


SVYC opened on February 26, 2016 under the supervision of the Division of Child and Family Services. This facility, in cooperation with the Clark County School District, operates educational programs that offer both required and elective academic subjects, remedial programs, special education programs, vocational programs, and interscholastic activities.

SVYC has nursing staff, a psychologist, contracted physicians, a contracted psychiatrist, and a contracted dentist to provide comprehensive on-site medical services. In addition, SVYC provides recreational programming, drug and alcohol abuse counseling, recovery programming, group and individual counseling, sexual offender treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy, and treatment planning.

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    Superintendent
    702-668-4755
    Summit View 11/19/2018