VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System offers an outpatient health clinic to provide key outreach efforts to provide health care services to veterans living in the greater Auburn area.

Services include primary care, mental health therapy (individual and group), and social services to veterans in El Dorado, Nevada and Placer Counties.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.va.gov/sierra-nevada-health-care/health-services/
• Sierra Foothills VA Clinic - https://www.va.gov/northern-california-health-care/locations/sierra-foothills-va-clinic/

The Never a Bother youth suicide prevention campaign prepares young people to recognize warning signs of suicide and offers guidance on how they can support themselves or a friend before, during, and after a crisis.

Digital resources are available on the campaign website; for young people, there are two options to choose from that determine what kind of resources are provided:

• Help for Me - Resources for young people who are actively having thoughts of suicide, undergoing a crisis, or feel that their mental health is worsening.
• Help for My Friend - Resources for young people who are looking to assist someone close to them who is undergoing a crisis or has expressed suicidal ideation/the intent to begin a suicide attempt.

All Never a Bother resources are available in Spanish.

Web pages

• Home - https://neverabother.org/
• Help for Me - https://neverabother.org/me/
• Help for My Friend - https://neverabother.org/my-friend/
• Nunca una Molestia - https://…

The Homeless Outreach and Medical Engagement (HOME) Team helps connect homeless individuals to services, including mental health services, medical care, public assistance services, and housing assistance services.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2869/HOME-Team

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.

FOR INTERNAL 211 VIEWING ONLY

This resource does NOT appear on the 211 website.

Placer County's Health and Human Services partners with Probation and Law Enforcement to operate the Homeless Liaison Team (HLT), a team of professionals that provides outreach and resources to the homeless population while keeping the community safe.

It's divided by two groups, one serving Mid-Placer and the other serving South Placer, which includes Roseville, Rocklin, and Lincoln.

The Homeless Liaison Team:

• Assists in facilitating coordinated entry screenings with 211, through which people are placed on a By Name List and prioritized for shelter and housing options
• Provides basic needs such as ID vouchers, CalFresh & MediCal, clothing, hygiene items, and food
• Conducts in-field screenings for mental health and substance abuse
• Provides crisis intervention services
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/4001/Homeless-Services-from-HHS#:~:text=Homeless%20Liaison%20Team,resources%20to%20the%20homeless%20popula…

HOPE Counseling Center offers affordable mental health counseling services to individuals, couples, and families.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.hope-counselingcenter.org/

Hospitality House offers a year-round, temporary, overnight emergency shelter for homeless residents of Western Nevada County who have lived in the county for 45 days or more. ID not required.

Services available to those who are staying at the shelter include:

• Emergency shelter
• Food
• Clothing
• Showers
• Laundry
• Job training
• Customized case management
• Mental health counseling
• Enrichment classes
• Transportation
• Housing assistance

Intakes

• 7 days a week (based on availability)

Animals

• Hospitality House accepts approved pets. Contact Hospitality House or ask a 211 call agent for details of the pet policy.
  
  

Web pages

• Home - www.hhshelter.org

NOTE: 211 gets inquiries about the apartments behind Safeway. Brunswick Commons is the apartment complex on Old Tunnel Rd behind the Safeway, etc in Grass Valley. Members of the general public cannot apply for units because the complex is entirely devoted to people who are clients of Hospitality House, Turning Point, or Nevada County Behavioral Health. Peopl…

Nevada Insight Respite Center (IRC) offers respite program for individuals with mental health challenges going through difficult times in order to prevent crisis intervention or hospitalization. Insight Respite Center is a peer centered program where guests are treated as equals on their road to recovery. They realize that fostering of self-esteem and self-respect is crucial to the health and well being of an individual. Peer Supporters are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for guests to connect with and experience mutual learning. We offer hope, compassion and understanding in a stigma-free environment.

To make a referral, please call Nevada County Behavioral Health at 530-265-1437 and ask to speak with the intake person of the day. If an individual is accepted, they will be contacted by a peer from Insight Respite.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.tpcp.org/program/insight-respite/

Lotus Behavioral Health Crisis Center provides a voluntary urgent care center for Placer County residents experiencing a mental health crisis.

Lotus is a short-term place to stay, designed to provide an appropriate level of care. Length of stay is 23 hours, or up to 48 hours if awaiting connection to additional resources. Individuals can decompress for up to two days and be treated by trained clinicians. Together, they work to address the immediate crisis and create a plan to access needed wrap-around services before discharge, including housing needs, social services or substance use treatment.

Placer County adults experiencing mental health challenges can call a 24-hour phone line, 888-886-5401, to be screened for a variety of other mental health programs offered.

Other services ranging from outpatient therapy to psychiatric hospitalization are also offered onsite, primarily serving Medi-Cal recipients.

The Lotus Behavioral Health Crisis Center is available to any Placer County resid…

Medi-Cal assistance is available through Human Services, one of six Divisions of County of Placer Health & Human Services.

Medi-Cal offers medical, dental, vision and mental health care to eligible individuals and families at little or no cost. If you are ineligible to Medi-Cal, affordable insurance plans are available through the health benefits exchange, Covered California, during their November through December open enrollment.

The information on Placer County's Medi-Cal web page is for reference only. Speak to a staff person for the most up-to-date information.

Apply for/Access your Public Benefits Online (Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKS)
Go to BenefitsCal.com to apply for or renew benefits, upload verification, and view information regarding health coverage, food, and cash assistance. BenefitsCal also makes it easy for community partners to create accounts and act as application assistors.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2125/Medi-Cal-Program
• BenefitsCal - http://www.…

Medi-Cal assistance is available through Human Services, one of six Divisions of County of Placer Health & Human Services.

Medi-Cal offers medical, dental, vision and mental health care to eligible individuals and families at little or no cost. If you are ineligible to Medi-Cal, affordable insurance plans are available through the health benefits exchange, Covered California, during their November through December open enrollment.

The information on Placer County's Medi-Cal web page is for reference only. Speak to a staff person for the most up-to-date information.

Apply for/Access your Public Benefits Online (Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKS)
Go to BenefitsCal.com to apply for or renew benefits, upload verification, and view information regarding health coverage, food, and cash assistance. BenefitsCal also makes it easy for community partners to create accounts and act as application assistors.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.…