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

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/

The Grief and Loss Support webpage provides a curated list of grief and loss resources compiled by a survivor and founder of the Empower + Resilience (E+R) Project.

Resources are intended to support individuals and families coping with loss.

Services include:

• Shares suggested books, virtual support groups, and peer-led communities
• Lists local and national organizations offering grief and bereavement support
• Includes links to Facebook groups, in-person gatherings, and general grief education

Note: Resources are shared for community support and are not official endorsements by Placer County.

Web pages

• Grief and Loss Support - https://www.placer.ca.gov/8704/Grief
• (Em)power + Resilience Project - https://www.placer.ca.gov/8703/Empower-Resilience-Project
• Criminal Justice Process - https://www.placer.ca.gov/7238/Know-the-process
• 211 List of Grief, Loss, and Bereavement Resources - https://cde.211connectingpoint.org/resource/86129056/

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…

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

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/