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

Senior Peer Counseling provides a free, confidential, voluntary, peer support, in-home program for Placer County residents aged 55 years or better who are dealing with age-related adjustment issues.

Peer Counselors work with people in the community on issues such as:

• Grief
• Caregiver stress
• Change in individuals' sense of independence
• Family conflict
• Loneliness
• Situational depression or anxiety
• Loss of a companion
• Medical diagnosis
• Physical disability
• Retirement
• Relocation
• Change in health
• Other age-related concerns

Web pages

• Senior Peer Counseling - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2519/Senior-Peer-Counseling-Program

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services in Placer County assists Placer County residents with substance use recovery support.

You can view Placer County's Substance Use Services brochure (PDF) for more information.

Pregnant/Parenting Substance Users

Pregnant/parenting substance users and pregnant/parenting IV drug users have referral/admission priority to services and treatment. Learn more here.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2198/Substance-Use-Services
• Substance Use Services Brochure (PDF) - http://www.placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3200/Substance-Use-Services-Brochure-PDF
• Perinatal Substance Use Services - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2195/Perinatal-Substance-Use-Services

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/

Adoption

Children's System of Care provides placement approval for matched families through the Resource Family Approval process, and support for parents wishing to voluntarily relinquish their children for adoption.

If you interested in becoming an adoptive family, you can visit the Adoption & Permanency Services page of Stanford Sierra Youth & Families. 

Fostering

Placer County provides foster care licensing and adoptive home studies to families who are interested in opening their homes. Placer County works in partnership with several community based organizations such as Koinonia Family Services, Stanford Youth Solutions/Sierra Forever Families, Lilliput Family Services, and Families for Children to recruit and educate new foster and adoptive parents.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2050/Childrens-System-of-Care
• Adoption & Permanency Services - https://www.ssyaf.org/post/adoption-permanency-services
• Stanford Sierra Youth & Families (merger of Sta…

PGLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons as well as their families and friends through support, education, and advocacy. Can provide suicide prevention resources.

Provides opportunities for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity by offering monthly meetings.

In-person and Zoom meetings take place every month. Please call or email through website for more information.

Please visit their website at http://www.pflagplacercounty.org/ for additional information on support groups and other resources. PFLAG Greater Placer County covers Nevada, Placer, El Dorado and Sacramento Counties.

Web pages

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

The office of the Public Administrator investigates, protects, and administers estates of Placer County decedents who have no known relatives who are willing and able to administer their estate.

The process may include securing and protecting valuables against loss (including those held by financial institutions), seeing to the final disposition of the decedent’s remains, locating possible next of kin to perform as administrators of the estate, or, if none are found, County administration of the decedent’s estate.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2515/Public-Administrator

The office of the Public Guardian is responsible for investigating the need for LPS, Probate, and Limited conservatorships for Placer County Residents who, as the result of a disability, have lost the ability to care for themselves and have no one else willing and able to care for them.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2517/Public-Guardian

WellSpace Health operates the region’s Suicide Prevention Crisis Line. Calls are answered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.wellspacehealth.org/
• Suicide Prevention - https://www.wellspacehealth.org/services/behavioral-health-prevention/suicide-prevention
• Crisis Chat - https://webapp.icarol.com/pub/Messaging/StatusBadge.aspx?OrgNum=2277&RIF1=316905

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

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-Mental-Health-Triage-Services
• Crisis R…