Altea Research, founded in 2012 by Jelena Kunovac, M.D., M.S., conducts Phase II to IV studies, focusing on schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety disorders. Dr. Kunovac, along with Associate Medical Director Mustafa Rawaf, D.O.. are passionate about working in under-served communities and indigent populations in and around Las Vegas, Nevada.

Below you will find several advocacy organizations in your area. Please feel free to reach out if you need support, education or want to get involved as an advocate for yourself and community. You will soon have the opportunity to participate in Project RockSTARR and have a donation made in your honor to one of organizations below. If you want to know more about Project RockSTARR, please go HERE.

Altea Research Local Advocacy Organizations:

NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Your local NAMI Affiliates and volunteer leaders work in communities across the country to raise awareness and provide essential and free education, advocacy, and support group programs.

NAMI NV offers information and resources for individuals living with mental health illnesses.

NAMI Southern Nevada
4525 S Sandhill Rd Ste. 116
Las Vegas, NV 89121
Phone: (702) 219-1675
Email: info@namisouthernnevada.org
https://www.namisouthernnevada.org
https://www.naminevada.org

MHA is a powerful voice for healthy communities throughout the nation and offers information, referrals, and resources for individuals living with any type of mental illness. One of MHA’s services includes online screening, which is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition. Mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety, are real, common, and treatable. And recovery is possible.

MHA is the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and promoting the overall mental health of all. MHA’s work is driven by its commitment to promote mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention services for all; early identification and intervention for those at risk; integrated care, services, and supports for those who need them; with recovery as the goal

Mental Health America National
500 Montgomery Street, Suite 820
Alexandria, VA. 22314
Phone (703) 684.7722
Toll Free (800) 969.6642
https://www.mhanational.org/

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) changes lives, saves lives and impacts lives, through education, peer support groups and advocacy for those diagnosed with a mental health illnesses and empowers their family and friends to embrace their independence, advocate for improved services, and to love them for who they are.

The DBSA Southern Nevada is a locally-run, independent affiliate of the National DBSA. DBSA is the largest support organization in the nation, devoted exclusively to mood disorders. The DBSA Southern Nevada is a non-profit organization run by individuals with mood disorders and their allies.

DBSA Southern Nevada
Phone: (702) 787-8918 or (702) 750-5919
Email: dbsaSouthernNV@yahoo.com
https://www.dbsasouthernnv.org/

This list only includes those advocacy organizations that The STARR Coalition is affiliated with.  If you know of other advocacy organizations that could be included in this list, please contact us at starrcert@thestarr.org.  Thank you!

Download the pdf of the local advocacy organizations.