Our interventionists help families in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino, from Redlands to Yucaipa, traveling in through Ontario International Airport (ONT).
We work with families across the area, including:
If your son or daughter studies at San Bernardino Valley College or University of Redlands, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.
Flying in. Ontario International Airport (ONT).
Local crisis and access line. San Bernardino County Community Crisis Response Team (24/7, call or text 909-420-0560): 800-398-0018.
Public behavioral health. San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health.
Treatment court. San Bernardino Superior Court Adult Drug Court.
Family support. NAMI San Bernardino Area and Inland Empire Al-Anon Information Service (District 40).
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 Ontario International Airport (ONT) and meets the family before the intervention.
Sober transport to a program near San Bernardino or out of state.
In San Bernardino County, public behavioral health services run through San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health.
The county's Screening, Assessment and Referral Center, (800) 968-2636, serves as the Department of Behavioral Health's substance use disorder helpline for residents seeking treatment (source).
The county Department of Behavioral Health runs a dedicated Substance Use Disorder Helpline, the Screening, Assessment and Referral Center, at 800-968-2636 (source).
San Bernardino Superior Court Adult Drug Court can connect treatment with a legal case.
NAMI San Bernardino Area and Inland Empire Al-Anon Information Service (District 40) 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 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County Community Crisis Response Team (24/7, call or text 909-420-0560) answers at 800-398-0018, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
See every community on our California interventionists page.
Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in San Bernardino, usually through Ontario International Airport (ONT). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.
Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For San Bernardino, San Bernardino County Community Crisis Response Team (24/7, call or text 909-420-0560) answers at 800-398-0018, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
Start with San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health.
Yes. San Bernardino Superior Court Adult Drug Court connects treatment with a criminal case. An intervention can often move someone into treatment before a case starts.
NAMI San Bernardino Area and Inland Empire Al-Anon Information Service (District 40) 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.
