The Superior Court of California County of Placer Family Court handles cases where parties seek court intervention to solve their family issues.

Judges hear and decide cases involving divorce (marriage dissolution), paternity, domestic violence/abuse, child custody, support and visitation.

The court also provides mediation services to help parents resolve child support, child custody and visitation problems.

If you need assistance selecting or filling out the appropriate forms, contact the Court’s Legal Help Center at 916-408-6446.

If you need assistance with child custody and visitation or mediation services, contact the Court’s Family Court Services unit.

Web pages

• Home - https://placer.courts.ca.gov/divisions/family

The Victim/Witness program of the Placer County District Attorney's office offers support and advocacy to victims and witnesses of crimes.

Program services are provided free of charge, and there is no legal citizenship requirement to receive assistance.

• The crime should be reported to law enforcement.
• The victim must cooperate in the investigation and prosecution of any known suspects.
• The victim must not have contributed to the events which led up to the crime.
• The Victim Services program provides direct services and reimbursement for victims of crime in Placer County.

Direct services include:

• Court Escort/Court Support
• Emergency Assistance Information and Referral for Shelter
• Food and Clothing
• Follow-up Counseling
• Employer Notification/Intervention

Reimbursable services include:

• Mental Health Counseling
• Medical/Dental
• Wage/Income Loss
• Emergency Moving Expenses

Web pages

• Victim/Witness Assistance program - https://www.placer.ca.gov/3356/Victim-Witness-Assistance
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Stand Up Placer offers Recovery services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and their families. For more information on all the services listed here, please call our Helpline at 800-575-5352 or our service office at 916-773-7273.

Crisis counseling
Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking can obtain crisis counseling at any time, day or night, either by calling the Stand Up Placer 24-hour Helpline at 1-800-575-5352, using our chat feature, or by coming into one of our service offices during business hours: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. A trained advocate will assess the survivors’ situations, help them with a safety plan, and go over various options with them.

Shelter and safe housing
Stand Up Placer provides emergency confidential shelter where necessary for survivors and their children who are in immediate danger. A shelter stay provides an opportunity for survivors to be safe, to a… [read more]

Does Gateway Mountain Center offer…

• Free naloxone/Narcan? YES
• Free fentanyl test strips? YES
• Free xylazine test strips? NO

How can people get it/them?

• Phone: 530-426-2110, option 2 for Whole Hearts, Minds & Bodies program
• Can people TEXT to those numbers? NO
• Email: whmb@sierraexperience.org
• Web page: none as of July 2024
• Address/es where items can be picked up:

  Gateway Mountain Center, Youth Wellness Center, 10038 Meadow Way, Unit C & D, Truckee 96161

• Anything someone needs to bring or do in order to pick up: NO
• Contact person: Crystal Cunning, Director of Youth Wellness Center

Web pages

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

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Naloxone (name of medication) or Narcan™ (a common brand name) is a drug used to reverse an opioid overdose, including overdoses due to fentanyl. It is available without a prescription and legal to carry. Opioids include heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid medications such as oxycodone (OxyContin®), hydrocodone (Vic…

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Sierra Community House offers Crisis Intervention - https://sierracommunityhouse.org/our-services/crisis-intervention-prevention/

24-hour Help Line at 800-736-1060.

You may also call the national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. For more resources please visit the Tahoe Truckee Suicide Prevention Coalition at www.tahoelifeline.org.

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Formerly known as Tahoe SAFE Alliance, Sierra Community House’s Crisis Intervention is dedicated to serving victims of intimate partner / domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. All services are free and available in multiple languages. Sierra Community House will not discriminate against anyone based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender, or disability. All of our services are designed to empower victims in reclaiming their rights and to provide the tools individuals and families nee… [read more]

Sierra Community House offers Mediation and Legal Assistance which provides free and reduced cost legal services in a clinic setting for civil legal matters. All services are available in multiple languages and available on a sliding scale.

Services
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Sierra Community House provides limited scope representation, including information, support, and conflict resolution to resolve many legal issues community members face. They do not provide legal representation in court. They may be able to provide assistance in the following areas:

• Family Law
• Immigration Law
• Landlord/tenant Law
• Employment Law
• Small Claims/Contract Matters
• Civil Harassment Restraining Orders
• Name Changes
• Guardianship and Conservatorship
• Know Your Rights and Be Prepared Education
• Understanding the worker’s compensation process

If they cannot provide the assistance you need, they will do their best to refer you to an agency that can.

MEDIATION
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World Relief offers legal support to help immigrants through the immigration process. Services include:

Immigration Legal Services

• Adjustment of Status
• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
• Family-based petitions

Web pages

• Home - https://worldrelief.org/sacramento/
• Immigration Legal Services - https://worldrelief.org/sacramento/our-work/ils/
• Education - https://worldrelief.org/sacramento/our-work/education/
• Refugee Resettlement - https://worldrelief.org/sacramento/our-work/refugee-resettlement/

A consulate is a diplomatic office location of another country.

Its focus is mainly on providing services to its country’s citizens in the host country, such as issuing passports, providing help during emergencies, and helping with legal and administrative matters. Consulates may also promote trade and economic relations between the two countries.


Web pages

• Spanish Home Page - https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/sacramento/ - Select English from pop-up at top right of web page when it first loads (or reload page to see it again)
• FAQs - https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/sacramento/index.php/preguntas-frecuentes-documentacion
• Mexican Consulates in California - https://www.courts.ca.gov/partners/documents/ea_MXConsulCal.pdf

Opening Doors, Inc helps underserved members of the Greater Sacramento Area access opportunities within the US social and economic system. Their programs help those escaping human trafficking and newly arrived refugees to start safe and healthy lives. They provide low-cost immigration legal services, financial education classes, and small business support programs.

They do this with a multi-cultural staff and volunteers who respect the cultural identities and individual goals of their clients.


Web pages

• Home - http://www.openingdoorsinc.org/
• Immigration Legal Services - https://openingdoorsinc.org/programs/defending-immigrants/
• Mental Health Program - https://openingdoorsinc.org/programs/addressing-mental-health/
• Refugee Programs - https://openingdoorsinc.org/programs/welcoming-refugees/
• Support for Survivors of Trafficking - https://openingdoorsinc.org/programs/supporting-survivors/
• Economic Prosperity Program - https://openingdoorsinc.org/programs/expanding-economic-opportunity/

The International Rescue Committee provides services for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants.

Areas of immigration legal assistance:
Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship

Types of immigration legal services provided:
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS

Non-legal services:
Employment services, ESL, Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services


Web pages

• Home - https://www.rescue.org/
• Human-trafficking Outreach, Prevention and Education (H.O.P.E.) Program - https://www.rescue.org/announcement/hope-program-sacramento (Provides comprehensive, trauma-informed services, case management and direct assistance for survivors of both labor and sex trafficking. The HOPE Program serves the greater Sacramento region and 30 counties throughout Northern Califo…

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