Twin Cities Church offers the followoing community programs. Contact the church for details.

• Conflict Resolution Team
• Grief support, including for mothers who have lost a child
• Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) support group
• Safe Refuge - temporary care for children of families who are going through difficult times
• Sisters Closet – a periodic women’s clothing swap

Web pages

• Home - https://www.twincities.church/
• Care (program information) - https://www.twincities.church/care

Contact info

• Twin Cities Church, 11726 Rough & Ready Hwy, Grass Valley, CA 95945, 530-273-6425

Depression Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) Auburn-Grass Valley offers a support group to people living with depression, bipolar disorders, or anxiety disorders. Attendees come together to learn from one another as they work towards wellness.

Online Meetings

• Zoom platform every Thursday from 6:00 - 7:30 pm

If you would like to participate or would like more information, you can contact Linda at 530-913-0764 (text or call) or email DBSAAubGV@gmail.com.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.dbsalliance.org/

Geriatric Care Manager Educational Consulting provides pro-bono (or pay forward) education and consulting services for the care of memory impaired elders.

• On-site training and consultations for professionals and family caregivers of memory impaired adults with Alzheimer's disease, related dementia, or movement disorder.
• Trainings for health care professionals and family caregivers in a variety of settings including individual homes, assisted living facilities, caregiver support groups, and hospice settings.
• Facilitation of a monthly Support Group for Families & Friends of People with Memory Loss at The Peace Lutheran Church (Grass Valley) on the first Wednesday of every month from 1-3 pm.
• Free, brief phone consultations to guide people to appropriate resources.

NAMI Nevada County (National Alliance for Mental Illness) is a grassroots, family, and consumer self-help support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with severe mental illnesses such as:

• Schizophrenia
• Bipolar disorder (manic depressive)
• Clinical depression
• Panic disorder
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

NAMI offers support groups and educational classes for families experiencing a mental illness, such as:

• Family Support
  • IN PERSON Support Meetings
    Twin Cities Church - Room 129
    (enter the on the far left side of the church)
    1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month
    5:30 - 7:30pm
    
    ZOOM Online Support Meetings
    2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month
    5:30 - 7:30pm
• Family to Family education class (two times yearly)
• Monthly general education meetings

NAMI Family Support Group

Support groups are provided each week. Go to the website for specific locations and times. Specific questions may be sent to info@naminevadac…

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NAMI Nevada County (National Alliance for Mental Illness) offers a free 8 week educational program that helps family members and friends understand mental illness symptoms, basics of brain biology, problem solving, medications, empathy, communication skills, self-care, rehabilitation, fighting stigma, and advocacy.

Course offered twice a year. Contact NAMI for dates.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.naminevadacounty.org/home-1
  
  
  
  

Psychology Today offers grief and bereavement resources.

• Nevada County
• Placer County
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us
• Nevada County - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/groups/ca/nevada-county?category=grief
• Placer County - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/groups/ca/placer-county?category=grief

At the Grief and Loss Support link below are some resources put together by a survivor and the founder of the E+R (Empower + Resilience) project. **These are suggested titles/resources and are not official endorsements by the County of Placer.**

Resources include books, organizations, and support groups (including Facebook, virtual, and in-person).

Web pages

• Helping parents heal - https://www.helpingparentsheal.org/
• Grief and Loss Support - https://www.placer.ca.gov/8704/Grief
• (Em)power + Resilience Project - https://www.placer.ca.gov/8703/Empower-Resilience-Project
• Criminal Justice Process - https://www.placer.ca.gov/7238/Know-the-process
• 211 list of Grief, Loss, and bereavement resources - https://cde.211connectingpoint.org/resource/86129056/

The Grief Recovery Institute (GRI) evidence-based Grief Recovery Method helps people move through grief resulting from losses of many kinds. Losses may include death, divorce, end of relationships, job or career changes, moving, and many more. The process is detailed in The Grief Recovery Handbook and other GRI publications and workshops. The program can be done by using the book on its own, or with a group. The Grief Recovery Method is an educational, action-based program. It is not counseling or therapy. It is also not an ongoing support group.
 
GRI offers a free downloadable informational e-book, publishes several books, offers workshops, and trains Grief Recovery Specialists internationally.
 

Web pages

• Home - https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/
• Free e-book - https://offers.griefrecoverymethod.com/guide-for-loss-ebook1642023353451

In addition to specific resources noted below, people may find support for attending to grief and loss from the following:

• Spiritual or cultural affiliations you may already have (including Native American or other Indigenous traditions; religious traditions such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism)
• Clergy; Chaplains (may be affiliated with hospitals, hospice, law enforcement agencies, etc)
• Hospices & hospitals
• Psychotherapists & counselors
• Recommendations and resources from family and friends 

RESOURCES

• Bereaved Parents of the USA - www.bereavedparentsusa.org. Find local chapters and other resources.
• Compassionate Friends – www.thecompassionatefriends.org. A self-help organization for bereaved families that have experienced the death of a child. Find local chapters and other resources.
• County of Placer District Attorney’s Office - https://www.placer.ca.gov/8704/Grief. Includes list of books addressing grief in general, and for specific kinds of losses; sup…

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The Head Trauma Support Project provides education, information, and support to survivors of brain trauma, as well as to their families/caregivers and professionals in the field.

Web pages

• Home - http://www.headtraumasupportproject.org/