Lighthouse Counseling & Family Resource Center is a ONE-STOP-SHOP with locations in ROSEVILLE, AUBURN, and LINCOLN providing the following FREE or low cost services to Placer County residents. Available in English and Spanish. All ages!


COUNSELING 

• Attachment Based Family Therapy (relationship issues) 
• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (trauma)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (anxiety and depression)
• Mindfulness and Stress Therapy (stress)
• Post-Partum Depression Therapy (for new Mothers and Fathers)
• Differential Response (child abuse and neglect prevention therapy)
• Protective Factors (to help build stronger families)
• Couples Counseling (singles or married)
• Domestic Violence Therapy (post domestic violence; not active DV)
• Victims of Crime Therapy (for victim and family members of victim)
• Grief Therapy (dealing with loss) 
• Child Play Therapy (for very young children)

GROUP THERAPY COUNSELING 

• Managing Your Emotions (anger management and more) 
• Road…

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The Placer County Office of Education (PCOE) in collaboration with Child Advocates of Placer County, provides the Independent Living Program (ILP) for Placer County. ILP provides training, services, and benefits to assist current and former foster youth in achieving self-sufficiency prior to, and after leaving, the foster care system.

The Placer County Independent Living Program (ILP) delivers high quality services in the community where foster youth are living and learning. Our mission is to promote self-sufficiency among transition-aged youth related to:

• Personal development and resiliency
• Employment readiness
• Job placement assistance
• Financial independence
• Education
• Housing
• Health care

Staff approach all youth work with a lens of trauma-informed care, continually striving to provide environments that are safe, positive, predictable, consistent, and equitable.

A Community for Peace is a trauma informed social justice crisis center serving children and adult survivors of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault and trafficking.

ACFP services:

• 24/7 crisis services
• Emergency shelter
• Crisis line support
• Legal services
• Parenting, domestic violence (dv) education support groups
• Crisis intervention counseling
• Short term peer counseling
• Safe house referrals
• Support groups
• Assistance in obtaining emergency food, clothing, and transportation
• Court accompaniment and advocacy
• Hospital accompaniment and advocacy
• Information and referral
• Community education and outreach

Outreach domestic violence (dv) services are located in Del Paso, Meadowview, Valley Hi, Rancho Cordova, downtown At Sacramento Cares, as well as all surrounding cities, and Placer, El Dorado, and Nevada counties.

All services are unlimited and free with both day and evening sessions. ACFP provides information and referrals to other services in… [read more]

B.R.A.V.E. is committed to creating awareness of peer bullying. B.R.A.V.E. offers programs that educate people on the many forms of peer abuse, laws regarding peer abuse, and more.

Sprouts is a Trauma Informed Care Preschool Program under the umbrella of the Children's Receiving Home of Sacramento.

The Children's Receiving Home of Sacramento is committed to positively impacting the lives of children, youth and families affected by abuse, neglect,and trauma in California.

The Sprouts program offers a warm and playful atmosphere with a variety of therapeutic services for the very youngest survivors of abuse, neglect and other childhood traumas; ages 2-5 years.

Our services include but are not limited to: a therapeutic preschool, developmental assessments, mental health assessments, individual and group therapy, behavioral interventions, family education and support.

Sprouts aims to support children who have a difficult time maintaining traditional preschool or daycare placements due to a mental health diagnosis, social, emotional and behavioral challenges.

The Sprouts program aims to increase placement stability and increase health and wellness of young children and th… [read more]

Cal Voices is dedicated to improving the lives of residents in the diverse communities of California through advocacy, education, research, and culturally relevant services.

Placer County
Programs/services:

• Placer County Parent Partners
  • Family Advocates use creative, culturally sensitive, and strengths-based thinking to support families in achieving their goals.
  • Locations: Roseville, Rocklin, Auburn, Tahoe
     
    Family Advocates:
  • Provide support to families receiving services from Placer County’s Children’s System of Care, including:
    • Behavioral Health
    • Drug Court
    • Child Welfare
    • Juvenile Probation Services
  • Create connections between teachers, juvenile probation officers, mental health workers, and social workers.
  • Support families where applicable
    • Court proceedings
    • Treatment team meetings
    • School meetings
  • Assist families in being equal partners with professionals assisting them.
  • Provide an opportunity for parents to benefit from t…

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CALL 888-456-9380 or 530-273-4291

Responds to child abuse and neglect 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Reports may be made at any time. All referrals are promptly investigated.
 

Provides parent education and groups, co-parenting, parent coaching and services for pre-natal, infant/toddler, preschool, school age children, teens, and young parents.

This is one of many possible First 5 Nevada County Ready to Grow (R2G) program resources.

A collaborative group that offers an inclusive, voluntary association of agencies and individuals from the Nevada County community that meet monthly to share ideas, learn about area programs and collaborations, and discuss matters affecting Nevada County families. We work together to build skills and abilities that will sustain and improve our individual and collaborative efforts to serve the community. We also advocate for families by identifying, raising awareness, building recognition and enhancing visibility around existing and emerging issues that strengthen families and improve the health and quality of life for people in our community, especially those facing challenges and the underserved.

VIRTUAL MEETINGS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Currently our public CSN Partner meetings are open and being held remotely via Zoom. You can view the Zoom meeting details here: https://zoom.us/j/91524336607?pwd=clBxODVTcmZMMTA0NnZScUVtZzRVdz09#success 
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Teaches personal safety and self-protection to preschool and grade school children using a puppet show, role-playing and a question-and-answer format in the classroom. High School student volunteers bring a message of personal safety to preschool through third grade school children in their classroom. Fun and age-appropriate puppet shows teach personal safety and self-protection. Younger students look up to the teen Puppeteers and learn how to handle a bully, trust their instincts about touching, and learn how to stand up to peer pressure and harassment of any kind.
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This is a Ready to Grow (R2G) resource. Ready to Grow is a First 5 Nevada County program to connect children 0-5 with services and information that support their well-being. Organizations with programs that have this R2G tag may have additional programs of interest to families.