The Adult Protective Services program provides intervention activities directed toward safeguarding the well-being of elders and dependent adults suffering from or at risk of abuse or neglect, including self-neglect. 

APS Eligibility:

Elder (60 years and older) and dependent adults (18-59 years old) who experience abuse, neglect, self-neglect or financial exploitation and otherwise meet the eligibility criteria for Adult Protective Services (APS).

Home Safe:

Home Safe is a locally administered program available through a homelessness prevention demonstration grant.

Home Safe serves APS clients who are at imminent risk of homelessness or recently became homeless due to abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or financial exploitation.

The goal of the Home Safe program is to support the safety and housing stability of individuals involved in APS by providing short-term housing-related assistance.

Currently operating July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2025.

Home Safe Eligibility:

Clients must meet all 3 cond…

Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation's largest not-for-profit health plans, serving 12.2 million members. It comprises:

• Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
• Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and its subsidiaries
• Permanente Medical Groups

The Kaiser Permanente Greater Sacramento service area includes Sacramento County and Placer County which are served by the Roseville, Sacramento, and South Sacramento medical centers.

Web pages

• Home - https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/northern-california/front-door
• Find Doctors & Locations - https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/northern-california/doctors-locations#/search-form
• Kaiser Permanente of Northern California - https://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/get-care
• COVID-19 Vaccine Information - https://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/covid-19/covid-19-vaccine
• Flu Vaccine Information - https://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/cold-and-flu/prevention#/prevention
• Permanente Medical Groups - https://permanente.org/

If your life is in danger or you need to report an emergency situation, call 911.

Placer County Crisis & Emergency Services

​Any individual aged 16+ experiencing a mental health crisis can call the County's 24-hour, 7-day a week response line at 916-787-8860 or (toll free) 888-886-5401. A trained professional will listen and assist you.

Crisis Intervention Services and Assessments

​Trained and caring Placer County Mental Health professionals provide crisis intervention services and assessments for adults and children at locations throughout Placer County as follows:

• Local emergency departments such as Sutter Roseville Medical Center, Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital, and Tahoe Forest Hospital
• Auburn and South Placer jails
• Juvenile Detention Center
• Lotus Behavioral Health Crisis Center

County Mental Health Triage Services

• Mobile Crisis Triage (MCT)
• Family Mobile Team (FMT)
• School/County Collaborative
  
  

Web pages

• Mental Health Triage Services - https://www.placer.ca.gov/5982/County-…

The Adult Protective Services Program provides intervention activities directed toward safeguarding the well-being of elders and dependent adults suffering from or at risk of abuse or neglect, including self-neglect.

APS Eligibility:

​Elder (60 years and older) and dependent adults (18-59 years old) who experience abuse, neglect, self-neglect or financial exploitation and otherwise meet the eligibility criteria for Adult Protective Services (APS).

Adult Protective Services is part of the Adult System of Care, one of six divisions of County of Placer Health & Human Services.

​If your life is in danger or you need to report an emergency situation, call 911.


Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2524/Adult-Protective-Services

Lotus Behavioral Health Crisis Center provides a voluntary urgent care center for Placer County residents experiencing a mental health crisis.

Lotus is a short-term place to stay, designed to provide an appropriate level of care. Length of stay is 23 hours, or up to 48 hours if awaiting connection to additional resources. Individuals can decompress for up to two days and be treated by trained clinicians. Together, they work to address the immediate crisis and create a plan to access needed wrap-around services before discharge, including housing needs, social services or substance use treatment.

Placer County adults experiencing mental health challenges can call a 24-hour phone line, 888-886-5401, to be screened for a variety of other mental health programs offered.

Other services ranging from outpatient therapy to psychiatric hospitalization are also offered onsite, primarily serving Medi-Cal recipients.

The Lotus Behavioral Health Crisis Center is available to any Placer County resid…

Mental Health Services is part of the Adult System of Care which is one of the six divisions of County of Placer Health & Human Services.

Placer County Adult System of Care provides an array of mental health and supportive services for those who live with mental illness.

Services are provided to Placer County Medi-Cal beneficiaries and Placer County residents with no insurance.

Other insurance situations may be considered on a case by case basis. To be eligible for services you must also have a current or past qualifying diagnosis that impairs your level of functioning.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2166/Mental-Health-Services

Tahoe Forest Hospital District offers support group meetings.

Grief Support Group 

The goal of the Grief Support Group is to develop insight into how to endure the loss of a loved one, to ease the burden of grieving alone, and to offer skills for adjusting to a new life situation.

Infant Feeding Support Group

This informal support group will help you as you transition into the fourth trimester, and is provided by registered nurses, international board-certified lactation consultants, and certified lactation educators.

Parkinson's Support Group

A community support group in where members can share their experiences, knowledge and coping strategies.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.tfhd.com/
• Grief Support Group - https://www.tfhd.com/news/grief-support-group-meetings
• Infant Feeding Support Group - https://www.tfhd.com/news/mamas-meet-infant-feeding-support-group-0
• Parkinson's Support Group - https://www.tfhd.com/news/parkinson%E2%80%99s-disease-support-group

Heritage Oaks Hospital has one inpatient hospital, three outpatient centers, and offers virtual services. Located in northern Sacramento, Heritage Oaks is a fully accredited, 125-bed acute psychiatric hospital. We offer a full range of individualized treatment services to teens, adults and senior adults—including treatment for substance abuse and chemical dependency issues with drugs and alcohol. Heritage Oaks accepts Medicare, as well as most commercial health insurance plans. We are dedicated to providing service excellence to all, and ensuring our patients receive the optimal level of care.

Web pages

• Home - https://heritageoakshospital.com/
• Programs & Services - https://heritageoakshospital.com/programs-services/

Friends For Survival offers a bereavement support group for family and friends after a suicide death, including peer support and education for survivors through monthly meetings, publications, monthly newsletter, and a book lending library.

Zoom meetings are worldwide.  

In-person meetings are in Sacramento & Stockton.  

Web pages

• Home - www.friendsforsurvival.org
• Meetings - https://friendsforsurvival.org/meetings

The California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) offers a variety of mental health resources.

Suicide Prevention

Know the Signs is a statewide suicide prevention social marketing campaign built on three key messages: Know the signs. Find the words. Reach out. This campaign is intended to educate Californians on how to recognize the warning signs of suicide, how to find the words to have a direct conversation with someone in crisis, and where to find professional help and resources.

Web pages

• Home - http://www.calmhsa.org/
• Suicide Prevention - https://www.suicideispreventable.org/