Our interventionists help families in Pasadena 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 Pasadena, from Old Pasadena to Arcadia, traveling in through Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR).
We work with families across the area, including:
If your son or daughter studies at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena City College or ArtCenter College of Design, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.
Flying in. Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR).
Local crisis and access line. LA County Department of Mental Health 24/7 Help Line: 1-800-854-7771.
Public behavioral health. City of Pasadena Public Health Department.
Family support. NAMI Greater Los Angeles County and Al-Anon Los Angeles Information Service.
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 Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) and meets the family before the intervention.
Sober transport to a program near Pasadena or out of state.
In Los Angeles County, public behavioral health services run through City of Pasadena Public Health Department.
Pasadena operates its own city Public Health Department rather than falling under Los Angeles County Public Health, and the department's site points residents to crisis lines including 988 (source).
NAMI Greater Los Angeles County and Al-Anon Los Angeles Information Service 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: alcohol intervention in California and drug intervention in California.
Immediate danger: call 911. Emotional crisis: call or text 988.
For Pasadena, LA County Department of Mental Health 24/7 Help Line answers at 1-800-854-7771, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
See every community on our California interventionists page.
Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in Pasadena and Los Angeles County, usually through Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.
Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For Pasadena, LA County Department of Mental Health 24/7 Help Line answers at 1-800-854-7771, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
Start with City of Pasadena Public Health Department.
NAMI Greater Los Angeles County and Al-Anon Los Angeles Information Service 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.
