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.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2515/Public-Administrator

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.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2517/Public-Guardian

Senior Peer Counseling provides a free, confidential, voluntary, peer support, in-home program for Placer County residents aged 55 years or better who are dealing with age-related adjustment issues.

Peer Counselors work with people in the community on issues such as:

• Grief
• Caregiver stress
• Change in individuals' sense of independence
• Family conflict
• Loneliness
• Situational depression or anxiety
• Loss of a companion
• Medical diagnosis
• Physical disability
• Retirement
• Relocation
• Change in health
• Other age-related concerns

Web pages

• Senior Peer Counseling - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2519/Senior-Peer-Counseling-Program

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services in Placer County assists Placer County residents with substance use recovery support.

You can view Placer County's Substance Use Services brochure (PDF) for more information.

Pregnant/Parenting Substance Users

Pregnant/parenting substance users and pregnant/parenting IV drug users have referral/admission priority to services and treatment. Learn more here.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2198/Substance-Use-Services
• Substance Use Services Brochure (PDF) - http://www.placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3200/Substance-Use-Services-Brochure-PDF
• Perinatal Substance Use Services - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2195/Perinatal-Substance-Use-Services

The Jason Foundation works to prevent youth suicide through educational and awareness programs that equip young people, educators/youth workers and parents with the tools and resources to help identify and assist at-risk youth.

Web pages

• Home - https://jasonfoundation.com/
  

The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) provides suicide loss survivors with a safe space to remember, honor, and grieve their loved one's entire story.

Web pages

• Home - ​https://www.taps.org/suicideloss

Friends For Survival offers a bereavement support group for family and friends after a suicide death, including peer support and education for survivors through monthly meetings, publications, monthly newsletter, and a book lending library.

Zoom meetings are worldwide.  

In-person meetings are in Sacramento & Stockton.  

Web pages

• Home - www.friendsforsurvival.org
• Meetings - https://friendsforsurvival.org/meetings

WellSpace Health operates the region’s Suicide Prevention Crisis Line. Calls are answered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.wellspacehealth.org/
• Suicide Prevention - https://www.wellspacehealth.org/services/behavioral-health-prevention/suicide-prevention
• Crisis Chat - https://webapp.icarol.com/pub/Messaging/StatusBadge.aspx?OrgNum=2277&RIF1=316905

If someone you know needs immediate help with thoughts of suicide, please…

CALL

• 911 if a suicide attempt is underway or there is other immediate possibly life-threatening danger
• Nevada County Crisis Line at 530-265-5811
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988

The Nevada County Public Health Department’s Suicide Prevention Education Program seeks to reduce the factors that increase suicide risk while increasing the factors that protect people from suicide. We do this through:

• Outreach, education and training about suicide prevention
• Coordinating the Suicide Prevention Task Force, a community collaborative working to reduce suicides in Western Nevada County
• Participate in and support the Tahoe-Truckee Suicide Prevention Coalition

Learn more about the warning signs of suicide and how to reach out to someone you're concerned about. The Suicide Prevention Education program offers:

• Suicide Prevention Resources
• Local Suicide Prevention Trainings
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov…

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center offers resources, programs, and information about suicide, suicide prevention, and support for people who have lost someone to suicide. These include information about:

• Scope of the Problem
• Populations
• Risk and Protective Factors
• Warning Signs
• Cost of Suicide
• Topics and Terms

What is Postvention?
Postventionis a term often used in the suicide prevention field. The definition below is from the U.S. national guidelines developed by the Survivors of Suicide Loss Task Force.
[Postvention is] an organized response in the aftermath of a suicide to accomplish any one or more of the following:

• To facilitate the healing of individuals from the grief and distress of suicide loss
• To mitigate other negative effects of exposure to suicide
• To prevent suicide among people who are at high risk after exposure to suicide

Web pages

• Home - https://sprc.org/
• Postvention support - http://www.sprc.org/comprehensive-approach/postvention