Granite Wellness provides an Adolescent Services program which focuses on substance use prevention and making healthy and responsible choices.

• Weekly at  Nevada County Juvenile Hall and Placer County Juvenile Hall for incarcerated adolescents – no cost to the participant
• Weekly Drug Diversion & Support groups at select local high schools – for students – no cost to the participant

Web pages

• Home - https://www.granitewellness.org/
• Adolescent Services - https://www.granitewellness.org/services/adolescent-treatment/

 

The screening clinic is open and free to all Placer County residents. The purpose of the Screening Clinic is to screen for alcohol and drug issues and make recommendations regarding resources, services and treatment options. Some clients will be referred from the Screening Clinic to HHS for Assessment and Intake, others will be referred to community treatment programs. The drop-in clinics are first come, first served. Be sure to bring your Driver’s License or other picture ID, documentation of finances and court orders (if applicable).

Clinic days and locations in Auburn and Roseville - https://www.placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3199/Substance-Abuse-Screening-Clinic-Flyer-PDF?bidId=

• ​Monday 10am – 11am: 101 Cirby Hills Drive in Roseville
• Tuesday 1pm – 2pm: 11434 B Avenue in Auburn
• Wednesday 1pm – 2pm: 10810 Justice Center Dr. in RSVL
• Thursday 3pm – 4pm: 101 Cirby Hills Drive in Roseville
• Friday 10am – 11am: 11434 B Avenue in Auburn

CONFIRM TIMES & LOCATIONS AT THE LINK ABOVE.

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Your local American Cancer Society office is your source for the most relevant information to help guide you.

Services include:

• Cancer information
• Referral to resources including support groups and medical equipment
• Transportation to and from treatment (for people with Cancer who do not have a ride or are unable to drive)
• Lodging (when Cancer treatment is far from home)
• Advocacy
• Wig bank
• American Cancer Society events

American Cancer Society's National Cancer Information Specialists are available to help you with any patient services, resource requests, or cancer information questions 24/7 at 1-800-227-2345.

Granite Wellness partners with the community to focus on youth substance use prevention. Granite Wellness is the fiscal agent for the following coalitions in Nevada and Placer Counties:

• Coalition for Nevada County Youth (CNCY) - The Coalition for Nevada County Youth works with the collective expertise of the community, families, and youth to support a community-wide prevention movement to eliminate substance abuse among Nevada County’s youth.
• Coalition for Auburn and Lincoln Youth (CALY) - The Coalition for Auburn and Lincoln Youth works with communities to prevent youth substance use, promote healthy environments and support promising futures.  Their vision is that young people in Auburn and Lincoln are free from substance use and have every opportunity to grow up healthy and with a positive vision for their future.
• Raising Placer is a network of community members, prevention educators, and coalitions in Placer County currently or previously funded by the Drug Fre…

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Golden Sierra Life Skills Father and Family Center offers the following programs.

• Men, Infants, & Children (MIC)
• Co-Parenting
• Anger Management
• Male Engagement/Male Ambassador Program
• KIND – Kids In Need of Diversion
• Teen Classes - Skills for teen parents

The center also provides consulting services, program design and customization, and program facilitation training. For more information about programs and additional services call 530-305-4004.

The US Food & Drug Administration is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of the nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.fda.gov/
• Contact - https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/contact-fda
• Consumer Warnings
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Kick It California is a a free program that helps Californians kick smoking, vaping, and smokeless tobacco with the help of proven, science-based strategies.

Eligible callers will receive a gift card (see protocol below).

For ENGLISH call 800-300-8086

For SPANISH call 800-600-8191

Getting scheduled

After caller agrees to a referral and it is submitted, KIC should be calling in the next couple days. When they call, they will not be expecting to do the counseling call with you at that time. Instead, on that call they will confirm that you want to do it and set up a day and time that will work for you.

Protocol for receiving a gift card

Clients need to enroll. The referral does not count as the enrollment, there are additional questions they need to answer. Clients need to finish at least one coaching session (10minutes minimum). Clients may confuse an intake session with a coaching/counseling call. If this occurs, they can contact KIC directly to sort things out, or 211 can refer them agai…

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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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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

Mental Health Matters Nevada County is a website for learning aboutmental health services and suicide prevention resources. It was created byNevada County Public Health and Nevada County Behavioral Health.

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 availab… [read more]

The Health Education Council partners and collaborates with a wide range of individuals and organizations to provide access, education, advocacy and training to empower individuals towards a healthy life. Their programs are run largely by volunteers and geared to promote healthy eating and active living, as well as to promote safer communities by addressing violence as a public health issue.