Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2.0
Situational Awareness; Confusion
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic
Procedure; Company Policy; Airspace Structure
Aircraft Y was slow climbing out of 16000 for 19000 feet and head on with Aircraft X who was descending out of 26000 feet via the RAZRR star. I called the Center sector to give them a heads up and gave them a data block on Aircraft Y. I called the TRACON sector to ask what his plan was for the two aircraft. The TRACON sector said; 'Oh; i took a point out on him'. It seems like TRACON was working Aircraft Y. Eventually; the TRACON departure sector picked up the line and gave me control for turns to separate the airplanes that were in the TRACON Arrival sector airspace. I explained that I wasn't in communication with Aircraft Y and he was outside of my airspace now. I couldn't do anything to save it. He needed to talk to the Center sector. The center Aircraft X to TRACON instead of issuing an amended altitude of 20000 feet to Aircraft X. To save what was looking like a bad near miss TRACON issued a panic vector of 130 (50 degrees rt) to Aircraft Y.The TRACON Arrival sector is the only sector that knows about both aircraft.  They should not take a point out on an aircraft they have traffic for in anticipation that Center will climb the aircraft. The TRACON Supervisor looked at the FALCON radar replay and said; 'Well; if you guys would have climbed Aircraft Y; this wouldn't have been a problem'. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CULTURE RESPONSE. What happens when the aircraft doesn't take a frequency change? The TRACON Arrival sector needed to issue a heading that would keep Aircraft Y safe from Aircraft X.I would have been unable to safely climb the Aircraft Y without a strong turn to the north.
ZOA Center Controller reported the adjacent TRACON sectors took point outs on aircraft that were head on into confliction instead of taking communication and control of the two aircraft.