The Superior Court of California County of Placer Family Court handles cases where parties seek court intervention to solve their family issues.

Judges hear and decide cases involving divorce (marriage dissolution), paternity, domestic violence/abuse, child custody, support and visitation.

The court also provides mediation services to help parents resolve child support, child custody and visitation problems.

If you need assistance selecting or filling out the appropriate forms, contact the Court’s Legal Help Center at 916-408-6446.

If you need assistance with child custody and visitation or mediation services, contact the Court’s Family Court Services unit.

Web pages

• Home - https://placer.courts.ca.gov/divisions/family

The Victim/Witness program of the Placer County District Attorney's office offers support and advocacy to victims and witnesses of crimes.

Program services are provided free of charge, and there is no legal citizenship requirement to receive assistance.

• The crime should be reported to law enforcement.
• The victim must cooperate in the investigation and prosecution of any known suspects.
• The victim must not have contributed to the events which led up to the crime.
• The Victim Services program provides direct services and reimbursement for victims of crime in Placer County.

Direct services include:

• Court Escort/Court Support
• Emergency Assistance Information and Referral for Shelter
• Food and Clothing
• Follow-up Counseling
• Employer Notification/Intervention

Reimbursable services include:

• Mental Health Counseling
• Medical/Dental
• Wage/Income Loss
• Emergency Moving Expenses

Web pages

• Victim/Witness Assistance program - https://www.placer.ca.gov/3356/Victim-Witness-Assistance
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Stand Up Placer offers Recovery services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and their families. For more information on all the services listed here, please call our Helpline at 800-575-5352 or our service office at 916-773-7273.

Crisis counseling
Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking can obtain crisis counseling at any time, day or night, either by calling the Stand Up Placer 24-hour Helpline at 1-800-575-5352, using our chat feature, or by coming into one of our service offices during business hours: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. A trained advocate will assess the survivors’ situations, help them with a safety plan, and go over various options with them.

Shelter and safe housing
Stand Up Placer provides emergency confidential shelter where necessary for survivors and their children who are in immediate danger. A shelter stay provides an opportunity for survivors to be safe, to a… [read more]

Adult Protective Services is part of the Adult System of Care, one of six divisions of County of Placer Health & Human Services. Home Safe is a program available for qualifying APS clients.

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

APS
The Adult Protective Services program is intended to provide 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. A special 24-hour, 7-day a week, response program is available by calling Adult Protective Services at 916-787-8860 or toll free at 888-886-5401.

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).

Note: As defined in W&IC section 15610.23: “(a) ‘Dependent adult’ means any person residing in this state, bet… [read more]

Granite Wellness Centers (GWC), formerly known as Community Recovery Resources or CoRR, provides comprehensive services to promote wellness for individuals and families with a focus on addressing substance use disorders.

GWC is a source of naloxone, a medication used to rapidly reverse opioid overdose.

Granite Wellness offers residential and outpatient substance use disorder treatment services for adults and youth with personalized treatment plans including group and individual counseling and other services.

Granite Wellness also provides transitional housing up to six months for adult men, women, and women with young children for people enrolled in outpatient services. Other services include educational groups for parenting, anger management, DUI services, Resilient Child program, Family Educational Series, and more.
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Services include:

• Inpatient treatment
• Outpatient treatment
• Medical services, including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
• Detoxificat…

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In case of a medical emergency call 911 immediately. Granite Wellness Centers is a source of naloxone. Naloxone is a medication used to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. It can reverse and block the effects of opioids such as such as heroin, fentanyl, morphine, codeine, and oxycodone. Administered when a patient is showing signs of opioid overdose, naloxone’s overdose reversal is a temporary treatment and its effects do not last long. So call 911 immediately after administering/receiving naloxone (NARCAN is a brand of naloxone). Naloxone is easy to learn to administer and is an important drug safety resource.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.granitewellness.org/
• Overdose prevention - NARCAN naloxone - https://www.granitewellness.org/resources/overdose-prevention/
• Contact -https://www.granitewellness.org/contact-us/
• Locations - https://www.granitewellness.org/hours-locations/

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About Naloxone & Fentanyl

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Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center supports family caregivers of adults with chronic and disabling conditions or diseases.

Founded in 1987, Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center is part of a statewide system of resource centers serving family caregivers. Del Oro covers California’s Gold Country Counties — Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba — and is an independent, private, non-profit program funded by the Department of Health Care Services, Agency on Aging, Area 4, grants and private contributions.

Del Oro is dedicated to serving families caring for an adult with a cognitive impairing condition that occurred after the age of 18 (e.g., Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, and frail older adults) in various counties.

MISSION
Our mission is to improve the well-being of caregivers and provide support throughout the caregiving process.

Services include:

• Family c…

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Sierra Community House offers Crisis Intervention - https://sierracommunityhouse.org/our-services/crisis-intervention-prevention/

24-hour Help Line at 800-736-1060.

You may also call the national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. For more resources please visit the Tahoe Truckee Suicide Prevention Coalition at www.tahoelifeline.org.

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Formerly known as Tahoe SAFE Alliance, Sierra Community House’s Crisis Intervention is dedicated to serving victims of intimate partner / domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. All services are free and available in multiple languages. Sierra Community House will not discriminate against anyone based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender, or disability. All of our services are designed to empower victims in reclaiming their rights and to provide the tools individuals and families nee… [read more]

Sierra Community House offers Mediation and Legal Assistance which provides free and reduced cost legal services in a clinic setting for civil legal matters. All services are available in multiple languages and available on a sliding scale.

Services
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Sierra Community House provides limited scope representation, including information, support, and conflict resolution to resolve many legal issues community members face. They do not provide legal representation in court. They may be able to provide assistance in the following areas:

• Family Law
• Immigration Law
• Landlord/tenant Law
• Employment Law
• Small Claims/Contract Matters
• Civil Harassment Restraining Orders
• Name Changes
• Guardianship and Conservatorship
• Know Your Rights and Be Prepared Education
• Understanding the worker’s compensation process

If they cannot provide the assistance you need, they will do their best to refer you to an agency that can.

MEDIATION
Sierra Community House also offers conflict resolution … [read more]

Naloxone / Narcan 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. 

Naloxone in Nevada County

Nevada County Public Health offers free, anonymous distribution of naloxone and fentanyl test strips. Due to COVID-19, we are currently offering it by appointment only. Everyone is welcome. Please call or text (530) 388-6364 if you'd like more information or to make an appointment. You don't need to leave your name, but please do leave your phone number so we can get back in touch.

If you know a group of people who would benefit from having naloxone but are unlikely to… [read more]