Provides mental health screenings for suicide risk, depression, and anxiety to 9th grade students and any grade student upon request. Screenings are voluntary and confidential, with followup support provided for treatment connections. Parent/guardian permission slips are downloadable st www.whatsupwellness.com. Offers mindfulness, expressive arts and boys groups in area high schools. Spanish translation services also available.

Bright Futures for Youth will open a new NEO Youth Center at the former Silver Springs High School campus near the Nevada County Fairgrounds, providing after-school and occasional weekend activities and events for youth in western Nevada County. The center address is 12338 McCourtney Road in Grass Valley, CA 95949.
 
The new Youth Center is scheduled to open in early 2022, following a modest renovation to the space.
 
The Youth Center will offer youth and young adults a place to socialize, make new friends, explore new interests and passions, and even get help with their homework in a comfortable and safe environment.
 
The Youth Center is available for 11- to 25-year-old residents and will offer a long list of activities and events, from art workshops to live music and open-mic nights in a supervised setting. Several hundred youth participate every year in the NEO program’s after-school, in-school, summer and weekend activities and events.
 
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The National Institute of Mental Health offers suicide prevention resources and information including: signs and symptoms, risk factors, treatments and therapies, ongoing research, and statistics.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention/index.shtml

Heritage Oaks Hospital has one inpatient hospital, three outpatient centers, and offers virtual services.
 
If you or a loved one may need behavioral health treatment, call Heritage Oaks Hospital at 916-489-3336. Free assessments are available 24/7.
 
Outpatient Centers - 916-480-5101, https://theoaksoutpatient.com/

• Winding Oaks Outpatient Behavioral Health Center, 4300 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95841
• Harbor Oaks Outpatient Behavioral Health Center, 2945 Ramco St., Suite 180, West Sacramento, CA 95691
• Roseville Oaks Outpatient Behavioral Health Center, 1899 East Roseville Parkway, Suite 150, Roseville, CA 95661

 
Outpatient Services

Outpatient care provides the next important step in continuing the recovery process. Successful recovery and transition back into productive home, work and family environments depends greatly on the quality of care patients receive following inpatient treatment. Our comprehensive services include a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), In… [read more]

Offers Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP) for individuals or as a group and one on one peer support to individuals with similar issues.

Provides peer supporters with a Peer Support 101 16 week training course and ongoing supervision.

Offers suicide prevention resources including one-on-one peer support, support groups and activities. Also offers grief / bereavement support for people who have lost a loved one to suicide.

 

Perinatal Substance Use Services are a part of Adult System of Care, one of six Divisions of County of Placer Health & Human Services.

This program provides substance use services for mothers and mothers-to-be who want a clean and sober life. If you are pregnant, have children under 17, and/or are attempting to regain custody of children while trying to address your substance use, you may qualify for a variety of services and supports.

We welcome women who, in addition to substance use issues, may have mental health issues that contribute to the current circumstances. Examples of such needs may be feelings of anxiety or depression, which often accompany substance use. Services range from outpatient, detoxification, and residential and transitional housing. Some services may even include child care (while you receive treatment) and help with transportation to program.

Pregnant/parenting substance users and pregnant/parenting IV drug users have referral/admission priority to … [read more]

PFLAG NEVADA COUNTY CLOSED IN EARLY 2021. See below for other organizations offering support resources for the LGBTQ+ community.
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From 2002 to 2021, PFLAG Nevada County worked to support, advocate for, and educate on behalf of the LGBTQ+ population in Nevada County and the surrounding areas. Our chapter closed in early 2021 but the programs that we developed have been graciously picked up by other organizations. If you are looking to attend a support group, please visit Color Me Human at www.colormehuman.org 

If you are interested in the LGBTQ+ Youth social group, please reach out to Bright Futures for Youth at bffyouth.org and ask about the “Rainbow Social.”

Additionally, if you are looking for mental health support, be sure to check in with Community Beyond Violence at cbv.org and see if one of their many great services is right for you.

Over the years we saw the culture of this place we call hom… [read more]

Promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons as well as their families and friends through support, education, and advocacy. Can provide suicide prevention resources.

Provides opportunities for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity by offering monthly meetings.

Please visit our website at http://www.pflagplacercounty.org/ for additional information on support groups and other resources.

The office of the Public Administrator investigates, protects, and administers estates of Placer County decedents who have no known relatives who are willing and able to administer their estate. The process may include securing and protecting valuables against loss (including those held by financial institutions), seeing to the final disposition of the decedent’s remains, locating possible next of kin to perform as administrators of the estate, or, if none are found, County administration of the decedent’s estate.

Duties
The duties of the Public Administrator include:

• Protect decedents' estates against waste, loss, or misappropriation
• Conduct an on-site investigation to locate information leading to the identity of next of kin (blood relatives or adopted children), wills, pre-planned funeral arrangements, estate assets and debts
• Reach out to known next of kin to determine their willingness and ability to administer the estate

When needed:

• Make arrangements for the decedent's final dispos…

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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.

Types of Conservatorships

• Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Conservatorships are for people who, as the result of a mental disorder (i.e., Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression) are unable to provide for their own food, shelter, or clothing.
• Probate Conservatorships are for persons who have been determined by a doctor to lack the capacity to care for themselves, and/or are at risk of financial abuse or undue influence as the result of a condition other than a mental illness (i.e., dementia or head trauma).
• Limited Probate Conservatorships are for people who have a developmental disability, but who have the ability to independently manage some areas of their life (i.e., housing or e…

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