Children's System of Care
To meet the special needs of children who may be at risk, and their families, we've organized an integrated team offering comprehensive services, including staff from Children's Mental Health, Child Welfare, Probation, Education, Substance Abuse Services, Public Health, Probation, and Education.
Services include:
- ACCESS - Adult, Child & Community Emergency Services Systems, for at-risk children and adults in emergencies and crises, and to report child and elder abuse. This is a 24-hour service.
- Foster youth educational assistance (Placer County Office of Education)
- Adoptions and foster home placement & licensing, in partnership with Sierra Adoptions, Inc.
- Child welfare services
- Citation hearings
- Psychiatric assessments
- Family counseling
- Sexual abuse treatment
- ...And a wide variety of other children's and family social services
Kinship Support Services Program
With support from the Placer County Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s System of Care, the Child Abuse Prevention Council Placer (CAPC) is pleased to announce the Kinship Support Services Program (KSSP). Kinship Support Services are provided at two of CAPC’s community-based Family Resource Centers (FRCs) in Roseville (124 Main Street) and Auburn (11990 Heritage Oaks Place, Suite 1B).
CAPC’s KSSP services will provide support for grandparents and others raising a relative’s or friend’s child, ages 0-18. KSSP activities include help navigating systems, counseling for adults and children, caregiver coaching, support groups and connections with other kin caregivers, tutoring and age appropriate enrichment, social activities, education and workshops, and information and referral. To contact the Kinship Support Service Program, call (530) 887-3536 in Auburn and (916) 774-6802 in Roseville and ask for the Kinship Program.
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration)
Placer County is in partnership with SAMHSA to better serve our public. SAMHSA's Resource Center to Address Discrimination and Stigma Associated with Mental Illness has a library of more than 600 resources. The ADS Center Web site features information and advice to help individuals and organizations counter discrimination and stigma associated with mental illness.
Visit this site at:
www.stopstigma.samhsa.gov or http://www.stopstigma.samhsa.gov