Our interventionists help families in Bakersfield move a loved one from drinking or drug use into treatment, with one clear plan and support that continues after the first yes.
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 Bakersfield, from Downtown Bakersfield to Shafter, traveling in through Meadows Field Airport (BFL).
We work with families across the area, including:
If your son or daughter studies at Bakersfield College, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.
Flying in. Meadows Field Airport (BFL).
Local crisis and access line. Kern County Mental Health Hotline (24/7): 800-991-5272.
Public behavioral health. Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services.
Family support. NAMI Kern County and Kern Al-Anon and Alateen Information Service (District 6).
Emergency. Call 911 if a loved one is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for an emotional crisis.
Who is in the room, what each person says, which program holds a bed. See the full steps.
Your interventionist flies into Meadows Field Airport (BFL) and meets the family before the intervention. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has more routes.
Sober transport to a program near Bakersfield or out of state.
In Kern County, public behavioral health services run through Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services.
Kern County's 24/7 Access Line for substance use disorder treatment, (866) 266-4898, is the county's entry point for Medi-Cal eligible residents seeking care, according to the California Department of Health Care Services (source).
NAMI Kern County and Kern Al-Anon and Alateen Information Service (District 6) offer meetings and education for relatives.
In limited cases. California's LPS Act (as amended by SB 43; Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5008 and § 5200 et seq.) can order treatment when strict legal conditions are met. More detail: how we handle alcohol interventions across California and how we plan drug interventions in California.
Immediate danger: call 911. Emotional crisis: call or text 988.
For Bakersfield, Kern County Mental Health Hotline (24/7) answers at 800-991-5272, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
See every community on our California interventionists page.
Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in Bakersfield and Kern County, usually through Meadows Field Airport (BFL). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.
Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For Bakersfield, Kern County Mental Health Hotline (24/7) answers at 800-991-5272, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
Start with Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services.
NAMI Kern County and Kern Al-Anon and Alateen Information Service (District 6) offer meetings and education for relatives.
One confidential conversation with a professional interventionist. No pressure, no obligation. We'll help you find the right next step for your family.
