This suite of six online, interactive, and research-proven training simulations are designed to educate community college faculty, staff, and students about best practices in supporting

1. students who struggle with psychological distress including depression and suicidal ideation
2. LGBTQ students who are struggling due to harassment or exclusion
3. student veterans who are facing challenges in adjusting to college life

Each training takes 30-60 minutes to complete and is structured as a virtual practice environment where users learn by engaging in interactive role-play conversations with emotionally responsive student avatars.

The suite is available at no-cost to all California community college faculty, staff, and students.

Children's Crisis Services

Children Emergency Services - Placer County Crisis & Emergency Services

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

A telephone call can bring help in a crisis. For at-risk children in emergencies and crises situations, a special 24-hour, 7-day a week, response program is available by calling Family and Children's Services: 916-872-6549 or toll free: 866-293-1940.

Children's Mental Health Services

Self-referred individuals or families will either have an appointment scheduled with the Managed Care Unit, Sierra Mental Wellness Group, a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the Placer County Network, or they will be linked to another appropriate community or agency provider depending on needs and insurance coverage. If you have questions you may call 530-866-5400.

Services include:

• Mental Health Assessments
• Wraparound Services
• Crisis Services
• Therapeutic Behavioral Service
• Inpatient Services
• Outpatient Services
• Presumptive Transfer to Placer County

Web pages:

• Children's Mental Health Services - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2052/Childrens-Mental-Health-Services
• Mental Health Community Resources (PDF) - https://www.placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/43536/Mental-Health-Resources-in-Community-COVID-19-PDF?bidId=
• Presumptive Transfer Form (PDF) - https://www.placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/V…

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Children's System of Care is one of six Divisions of County of Placer Health & Human Services.

Placer CSOC meets the behavioral needs of at-risk children and their families, through a comprehensive and integrated team of Mental Health, Child Welfare, Probation, Education, Substance Abuse, Public Health nursing professionals and family youth advocates.

Eligibility for Placer Children’s Behavioral Health services includes full scope Medi-Cal beneficiaries. Those who do not meet eligibility criteria are assessed on an individual basis.

Services include:

• Assessment and referral for mental health services
• Evaluation and response of suspected child abuse reports
• Foster youth educational assistance (Placer County Office of Education)
• Adoptions and Resource Family Approval placements
• Child welfare services
• Juvenile probation citation hearings
• Family supportive services
• Substance use screening and referrals

Family and Children’s Services may be reached by dialing 916-872-6549 or Toll Free… [read more]

Insights Counseling Group Services

• Relationship counseling
• Individual therapy
• Children and teens counseling
• Grief and loss
• Mom squad - including prenatal and postpartum depression
• EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
• Trauma counseling
• Groups

Free Counseling Programs

• Veterans: 8 free sessions for residents of Nevada and Placer Counties
• Mothers and families with kids age 0 through 5:12 free sessions for Placer County residents only 

Fees

• Sliding scale available to eligible clients – call for info 530-887-1300

Insurance - As of April 2023 Insights Counseling Group takes:

• Medi-Cal if it is through Anthem, California Health and Wellness, or Health Net
• Regular insurance through Cigna; one clinician takes Kaiser but may not have new client openings

Anew Day provides affordable counseling and mental health services to individuals, couples, families, and groups. We counsel clients on issues dealing with: addictions, eating disorders, physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, communication, relationships, dating, sex, pregnancy, abortion, pornography, drinking, drugs, cutting, divorce, suicide, death, gender identity, decision making skills, and developing your own identity.

Provides suicide prevention resources.
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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.

Crisis Intervention and Family Support 
For suicide prevention and support or Crisis Advocacy please call our 24-hour Crisis 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 and Family Support Program 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 fam… [read more]

Call 1-775-784-8090 or text LISTEN to 839863. Offers crisis intervention assistance with suicide prevention, child abuse reporting, elder abuse reporting, substance abuse/ relapse prevention, military family/ veteran specific crises. Available at any time.

800-843-5200

California Youth Crisis Line operates as the statewide crisis line for youth (ages 12-24) and families in crisis. Call, text, or chat 24/7.

CALL 800-843-5200
TEXT 800-843-5200
CHAT https://calyouth.org/chat-with-a-crisis-counselor/

300+ languages available upon request.

Professionally trained counselors offer crisis intervention counseling and resource referrals to service providers in the caller's local community.

Works collaboratively with the Crisis Response Team and Mental Health Urgent Care. Provides Spirit trained crisis peer supporters to meet with patients who are being evaluated for a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold. After meeting with them at the hospital, crisis peer supporters follow-up with phone calls to assist people and connect them with community services in the hopes of avoiding repeat visits to the Emergency Room or suicide attempts.

Offers suicide prevention resources including one-on-one peer support.