Services
- Administration
- Agriculture
- Animal Services
- Assessor
- Auditor
- Child Support Services
- Clerk Recorder
- Coroner
- County Counsel
- District Attorney
- Elections
- Emergency Services
- Environmental Health
- Farm Advisor/UC Co-op Extension
- GIS Data & Maps
- Health & Human Services
- Human Resources
- Information Services
- Library
- Museum
- Parks & Recreation
- Planning
- Residential Infill Project - Big Pine, Independence, Lone Pine
- Application Download
- Application Fees
- Housing
- Other Jurisdictions' Plans and Documents
- Planning Commission
- Current Projects
- Long Range Projects, Plans and Studies
- LAFCO
- Environmental Reviews
- Yucca Mountain Office
- Zoning Ordinance
- Inyo County General Plan
- Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA)
- Staff
- Probation
- Public Administrator Public Guardian
- Public Works
- Sheriff
- Solid Waste
- Treasurer-Tax Collector
- Veteran Services
- Water Department
Social and Placement Services
- Home
- Health & Human Services
- Social and Placement Services
Reporting Elder/Child Abuse
To report abuse please call: 1-866-806-2461 or 760-873-3724.
This number is answered 24/7.
Deputy Director Social & Placement Services & LPS Conservator
Darcia Blackdeer-Lent
Deputy Director Social & Placement Services & LPS Conservator
Office: 760-872-1727
Fax: 760-872-1749
Email: dblackdeerlent@inyocounty.us
In Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
The IHSS Program will help pay for services provided so you can remain safely in your home. To be eligible, you must be over 65 years of age, disabled, or blind. Disabled children are also potentially eligible for IHSS. IHSS is considered an alternative to out-of-home care, such as nursing homes or board and care facilities.
Link to CDSS: Home | California Dept. of Social Services
Links to forms below:
IHSS Provider Form:
Child Welfare Services
If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected, or if you are a child who is being maltreated, contact your local child protective services office or law enforcement agency so professionals can assess the situation.
Please call our 24-hour hot line at 1-866-806-2461 or 760-873-3724.
Your report is confidential and can be anonymous.
Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment Act (CARE Court)
Under the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act, qualifying individuals or entities can petition the Inyo County Court to help connect eligible individuals to a broad array of services, including mental health and housing services, via a voluntary CARE Agreement or CARE Plan established and overseen by a judicial officer.
Individuals must meet all the following criteria to be eligible for CARE Court:
- 18 years of age or older.
- Diagnosed with a disorder within the "schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders" class of disorders and currently experiencing symptoms.
- Not clinically stabilized in ongoing treatment.
- The individual's mental health is substantially deteriorating, and they are unlikely to survive safely in the community without supervision AND/OR need services and support to prevent relapse and deterioration.
- Participation in a CARE Plan is the least restrictive alternative and the individual is likely to benefit from participation in a CARE Plan.
For more information, please visit CARE-ACT
If you would like to connect someone with CARE Court, complete this form: CARE-100 Petition to Commence CARE Act Proceedings
Community Service Solutions
Community Service Solutions (CSS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency based in California's Eastern Sierra mountains. CSS was established in April of 2002, for the original purpose of assisting counties with the implementation of the In-Home Supportive Services Program (AB 1682).
Child Welfare Services
If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected, or if you are a child who is being maltreated, contact your local child protective services office or law enforcement agency so professionals can assess the situation.
Please call our 24-hour hot line at 1-866-806-2461 or 760-873-3724.
Your report is confidential and can be anonymous.
Community Service Solutions
Community Service Solutions (CSS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency based in California's Eastern Sierra mountains. CSS was established in April of 2002, for the original purpose of assisting counties with the implementation of the In-Home Supportive Services Program (AB 1682).