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Drug and Alcohol Intervention in Princeton, New Jersey

Clear Path Intervention travels to families in Princeton and across New Jersey, plans the intervention with you and lines up treatment before the day arrives.

Local intervention

How does an interventionist help families in Princeton?

A drug and alcohol interventionist prepares the family, arranges treatment in advance and leads the conversation that asks a loved one to accept help. We do this for families in Princeton, from West Windsor to Kingston, traveling in through Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).

We work with families across the area, including:

West WindsorPrinceton JunctionPlainsboroLawrencevilleHopewellPenningtonMontgomeryKingston

If your son or daughter studies at Princeton University, Rider University or The College of New Jersey, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.

Princeton at a glance

Flying in. Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).

Local crisis and access line. Capital Health Regional Medical Center Psychiatric Emergency Screening (Mercer County): 609-396-4357.

Public behavioral health. Mercer County Division of Mental Health and Office on Addiction Services.

Treatment court. Mercer Vicinage Recovery Court.

Family support. NAMI Mercer.

Emergency. Call 911 if a loved one is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for an emotional crisis.

The process

How does an intervention come together in Princeton?

1

Planning by phone or video

Who is in the room, what each person says, which program holds a bed. See the full steps.

2

Your interventionist arrives

Your interventionist flies into Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and meets the family before the intervention.

3

Safe arrival at treatment

Sober transport to a program near Princeton or out of state.

Local resources

Which local resources serve families in Princeton?

Public behavioral health

In Mercer County, public behavioral health services run through Mercer County Division of Mental Health and Office on Addiction Services.

Worth knowing locally

Mercer County's Division of Mental Health and Office on Addiction Services publish a county resource directory for finding mental health and addiction treatment services (source).

If there is a court case

Mercer Vicinage Recovery Court can connect treatment with a legal case.

Support for the family

NAMI Mercer offer meetings and education for relatives.

State law and safety

Can you force someone into treatment in New Jersey?

The law

Court options in New Jersey

Not directly. New Jersey has no addiction-specific court process a family can start. More detail: New Jersey alcohol interventionist and New Jersey drug interventionist.

Safety

Overdose and crisis

Immediate danger: call 911. Emotional crisis: call or text 988.

For Princeton, Capital Health Regional Medical Center Psychiatric Emergency Screening (Mercer County) answers at 609-396-4357, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.

Nearby

Nearby areas we serve

See every community on our New Jersey interventionists page.

Frequently asked questions

Do you have an interventionist who serves Princeton?

Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in Princeton and Mercer County, usually through Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.

Who can families in Princeton call in a crisis?

Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For Princeton, Capital Health Regional Medical Center Psychiatric Emergency Screening (Mercer County) answers at 609-396-4357, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.

Where can families in Princeton get a public substance use assessment?

Start with Mercer County Division of Mental Health and Office on Addiction Services.

Is there a treatment court that serves Princeton?

Yes. Mercer Vicinage Recovery Court connects treatment with a criminal case. An intervention can often move someone into treatment before a case starts.

Where can relatives in Princeton find support for themselves?

NAMI Mercer offer meetings and education for relatives.

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The next step

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