Pacific Educational Services (PES) offers court-approved education and counseling programs for individuals referred by the justice system. Some classes may be available to the general public with court approval.

Services include:

• Classes on alcohol and drug use, life skills, anger management, and theft prevention
• Parenting classes and domestic violence batterers intervention programs (up to 52 weeks)
• Individual and group substance abuse counseling
• Support with decision-making, planning, and relationship skills

Classes are held in Auburn and Roseville.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.pesprograms.com/

The mission of the Placer County Tobacco Prevention Program is to reduce the impact of tobacco on Placer County residents.

Program goals include the following:
- Reduce exposure to second-hand smoke
- Counter pro-tobacco influences
- Reduce availability of tobacco products to minors
- Support the enforcement of tobacco laws and policies

Educate Placer County residents regarding tobacco issues, Build assets to mitigate the impact of tobacco on our community.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/3081/Placer-Tobacco-Prevention-Coalition

Raising Placer is a network of community coalitions in Placer County currently funded by the Drug Free Communities Support Program from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The coalitions work with their communities to prevent and reduce youth substance use. Through collaboration, the goal of the Raising Placer network of coalitions is to strengthen and sustain prevention efforts throughout the county.

• Coalition for Auburn and Lincoln Youth (CALY), 530-273-7956, caly@raisingplacer.org
• Placer County wide prevention,  Christina Ivazes, 530-886-3641, 

Web pages

• Home - https://www.raisingplacer.org/

The Sierra Native Alliance offers programs for Cultural Education, Youth, Behavioral Health, and Family Wellness.

Services include:

• Outpatient Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Family and Child Counseling
• Family Advocacy
• Positive Indian Parenting
• Families of Tradition
• Anger Management and Violence Prevention
• Youth programs including the White Bison Group which provides substance use education and relapse prevention skills using the Youth White Bison- Medicine Wheel 12-Steps curriculum.

SNA Telehealth & Onsite Services
SNA provides counseling and education services through secure video format online. Staff are in the office and are available by appointment. Youth leadership, cultural arts, and mentoring is done individually and in small groups. Contact the office at 530-888-8767 to schedule an appointment.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.sierranativealliance.org/

Auburn's Elks Lodge offers community-focused programs through the Auburn-Grass Valley Elks Lodge #538. Services vary by location and season but generally support veterans, youth, and civic engagement.

Services may include:

• Supporting veterans’ initiatives and events
• Providing youth scholarships and activity programs
• Offering facility rentals for public and private events

Program details and availability may change. Contact the lodge directly for current offerings at each site.

Web pages

• Home - http://www.auburnelks.org/
• Auburn Location (195 Pine St, Auburn, CA 95603) - https://www.elks.org/lodges/ContactUs.cfm?LodgeNumber=0538
• Grass Valley Location (109 S. School St, Grass Valley, CA 95945) - https://www.elks.org/lodges/home.cfm?lodgenumber=538

The 1 Pill Can Kill website provides information about the potentially deadly opioid fentanyl and the treatment for overdoses called naloxone (brand name NARCAN).

It has information about fentanyl test strips and where to get both fentanyl test strips and naloxone / NARCAN.

Web pages

• Home - https://1pillcankillplacer.com
  
  
  

The Sierra Community Medical Foundation (SCMF) provides trainings, prevention and health education, and workshops along with many other resources.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.scmfoundation.org/

Granite Wellness Centers (GWC), formerly known as Community Recovery Resources or CoRR, provides comprehensive services to promote wellness for individuals and families with a focus on addressing substance use disorders.

GWC is a source of naloxone, a medication used to rapidly reverse opioid overdose.

Granite Wellness offers residential and outpatient substance use disorder treatment services for adults and youth with personalized treatment plans including group and individual counseling and other services.

Granite Wellness also provides transitional housing up to six months for adult men, women, and women with young children for people enrolled in outpatient services. Other services include educational groups for parenting, anger management, DUI services, Resilient Child program, Family Educational Series, and more.

Services include:

• Inpatient treatment
• Outpatient treatment
• Medical services, including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
• Detoxification services
• DUI classes
• Recovery resid…

In case of a medical emergency call 911 immediately. Granite Wellness Centers is a source of naloxone. Naloxone is a medication used to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. It can reverse and block the effects of opioids such as such as heroin, fentanyl, morphine, codeine, and oxycodone. Administered when a patient is showing signs of opioid overdose, naloxone’s overdose reversal is a temporary treatment and its effects do not last long. So call 911 immediately after administering/receiving naloxone (NARCAN is a brand of naloxone). Naloxone is easy to learn to administer and is an important drug safety resource.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.granitewellness.org/
• Overdose prevention - NARCAN naloxone - https://www.granitewellness.org/resources/overdose-prevention/
• Contact -https://www.granitewellness.org/contact-us/
• Locations - https://www.granitewellness.org/hours-locations/

Granite Wellness partners with the community to focus on youth substance use prevention. Granite Wellness is the fiscal agent for the following coalitions in Nevada and Placer Counties:

• Coalition for Nevada County Youth (CNCY) - The Coalition for Nevada County Youth works with the collective expertise of the community, families, and youth to support a community-wide prevention movement to eliminate substance abuse among Nevada County’s youth.
• Coalition for Auburn and Lincoln Youth (CALY) - The Coalition for Auburn and Lincoln Youth works with communities to prevent youth substance use, promote healthy environments and support promising futures. Their vision is that young people in Auburn and Lincoln are free from substance use and have every opportunity to grow up healthy and with a positive vision for their future.
• Raising Placer is a network of community members, prevention educators, and coalitions in Placer County currently or previously funded by the Drug Free Communities Suppor…