24-Hour Crisis Line - 530-265-5811

Services
The Behavioral Health Department provides a wide variety of Adult Mental Health Services to the public, particularly for Medi-Cal recipients and those with severe mental illness. These include Mental Health Services and Alcohol and Other Drug Services. County employees provide some services, while contracted individuals and organizations provide other services, with County monitoring.

Service Range
This continuum of care ranges from acute inpatient to routine outpatient services, and includes medication services, psychotherapy, residential services, wellness and recovery, care management, long term institutional care and vocational services. Adult Services monitors the delivery of services to ensure that State standards are met for quality, timeliness and authorization.

Clinics
There are two county clinics. The Western County Crown Point Facility in Grass Valley, and a Truckee clinic at the Joseph Government Center. Visit the Locations and Hours p… [read more]

Dedicated CORONAVIRUS / COVID-19 web page is here: https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2924/Coronavirus
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Provides information about communicable diseases, reporting requirements, disease prevention, and related health information. The Communicable Disease Program works to stop transmission and minimize complications associated with communicable infections and diseases.

Nevada County Public Health Department - Health and Wellness Division programs

• Alcohol and drug use prevention education
• CalFresh healthy living
• Emergency Preparedness & Planning
• Oral health program
• Suicide prevention education
• Tobacco use prevention
• WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program

Let's Talk Nevada County
Let’s Talk Nevada County is a campaign to promote awareness of wellness strategies and resources and encourage conversations about how we’re feeling during times of stress. It was started during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The goal is to build resiliency within our community, and to remind everyone that self-care is critical, as is connection with our natural networks of support.  When we need more support than our friends and family are able to provide us, professional helping services are available too. It’s ok not to be ok all the time.

Web pages

• Healthy Community Programs home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/678/Healthy-Community-Programs
• Prescription Drug Take …

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Narcan Naloxone Available at No-Cost
Narcan is a brand, naloxone is the drug.

Naloxone is a drug used to reverse an opioid overdose, including overdoses due to fentanyl. It is available without a prescription. After a quick training, anyone can administer naloxone to another person who has overdosed on opioids. Naloxone is available for free in Nevada County. Nevada County Public Health and Behavioral Health departments offer free naloxone and fentanyl test strips to the community. 

Where to get Narcan and fentanyl test strips in Nevada County:

• Narcan/Naloxone and fentanyl test strips are available by calling or texting 530-388-6364
• https://knowoverdosenc.com/local-resources/ - This page also lists what kinds of additional treatment options are available at various locations. In addition, many pharmacies carry naloxone. You do not need a prescription to purchase naloxone, although pharmacies can decide whether to sell it without a prescription. Contact your pharmacy t…

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If someone you know needs immediate help with thoughts of suicide, please…

CALL

• 911 if a suicide attempt is underway or there is other immediate possibly life-threatening danger
• Nevada County Crisis Line at 530-265-5811
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988

The Nevada County Public Health Department’s Suicide Prevention Education program seeks to reduce the factors that increase suicide risk while increasing the factors that protect people from suicide. We do this through:

• Outreach, education and training about suicide prevention
• Coordinating the Suicide Prevention Task Force, a community collaborative working to reduce suicides in Western Nevada County
• Participate in and support the Tahoe-Truckee Suicide Prevention Coalition

Learn more about the warning signs of suicide and how to reach out to someone you're concerned about. The Suicide Prevention Education program offers:

• Suicide Prevention Resources
• Local Suicide Prevention Trainings

Nevada County COVID‐19 Men… [read more]

LabCorp COVID-19 testing information is at https://www.labcorp.com/coronavirus-disease-covid-19​

All tests, including COVID-19, must be ordered by a physician or other healthcare provider.

LabCorp does not collect specimens for diagnostic COVID-19 testing to see if you have the virus.
LabCorp does collect specimens for COVID-19 antibody testing for people who had the virus and are no longer experiencing symptoms.

LabCorp offers two kinds of COVID-19 tests

• Active infection swab test - https://www.labcorp.com/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/individuals/infection-test. Includes a self-collection option which is then mailed to lab for results.
• Antibody blood test - https://www.labcorp.com/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/individuals/antibody-test

FAQs - https://www.labcorp.com/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/individuals/faqs​

Find LabCorp Locations - https://www.labcorp.com/labs-and-appointments-advanced-search
There are locations in Nevada County, Placer County, and&nbs… [read more]

The Nevada County Relief Fund was established in April 2020 to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. The fund now serves as a single “Emergency Relief Fund” to provide relief to Nevada County residents following the official declaration of a local emergency. The Nevada County Relief Fund is under the fiscal sponsorship of the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation. (CommonSpirit Health).

Web pages

• Home - https://nevcorelief.org/
• FAQs - https://nevcorelief.org/faq/

211 Connecting Point can refer people to other 211 call centers in California and around the USA. 211 Contact Center Representatives can access a PDF document for California that contains County, Phone Number, Lead Entity, Website, and State Region served. To find contact centers around the United States visit https://www.211.org/about-us/your-local-211

You can also call 866-FIND-211 (866-346-3211) to find your county's 211 in California. Your call can be transferred to your local 2-1-1.

(Note: If you work at a 2-1-1 in California and would like your county to route appropriately through the 866-find-211 phone line, please contact Eve Hamilton at ehamilton@icfs.org.)

 

California 211 Direct Phone Numbers

2‑1‑1 is a free telephone number providing access to local community services. 2‑1‑1 is available in multiple languages, allowing people access to information and to obtain referrals for resources such as physical and mental health, housing, utility, food…

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Any Nevada County resident who has a current positive test result for COVID-19 or who has long COVID may be eligible for some County services if they have no other support available from family or friends. Positive test result can be from a testing site or a home antigen test. If a home test, a public health nurse will determine if a PCR/on site test is needed. People in these situations can call 211 to be put on a list. County staff will contact them to see if they can assist with services.

All COVID-19 support referrals received over the weekend or on holidays will be reviewed the next business day (regular hours are Mon-Fri 8am-5pm excluding holidays). Hotel rooms are not available as an isolation resource.
 
For people with a current positive COVID test result, the County may be able to provide supplies that can be ordered online for delivery:

• groceries
• toiletries
• diapers
• cleaning supplies

For COVID-19 test kits call Nevada County COVID-19 Nurse Line at 530-265-7258 and arrange f… [read more]

Through the #CaliforniansForAll Youth Jobs Corps program, nonprofit organization or local government agency employers can connect with eligible job applicants and expand their workforce while the Youth Job Corps program pays for training.
 
The program:

• Places trained interns that match the needs of employers
• Pays an intern’s wages for up to six months while employers provide role-specific training
• Provides interns with coaching and support for the duration of the internship
• Is open to both English only and Spanish only speakers

The Connecting Point Employment Services department offers the #CaliforniansForAll Youth Jobs Corps program. The program is focused on hiring youth ages 16-30 to work with local nonprofits or government agencies in the areas of COVID-19 recovery, food insecurity, and climate action.
 
#CaliforniansForAll Youth Jobs Corps has three core goals:
1. Increase employment for underserved youth across California
2. Develop meaningful public service c… [read more]