Our interventionists help families in Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara, from Montecito to Santa Maria, traveling in through Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA).
We work with families across the area, including:
If your son or daughter studies at Santa Barbara City College or Westmont College, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.
Flying in. Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA).
Local crisis and access line. Santa Barbara County Behavioral Wellness Access Line (24/7, English and Spanish): 888-868-1649.
Public behavioral health. Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness.
Treatment court. Santa Maria Substance Abuse Treatment Court Program, Superior Court of Santa Barbara County.
Family support. NAMI Santa Barbara County and Santa Barbara County Al-Anon (District 8).
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 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) and meets the family before the intervention.
Sober transport to a program near Santa Barbara or out of state.
In Santa Barbara County, public behavioral health services run through Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness.
Santa Barbara County's free 24/7 Behavioral Wellness Access Line, (888) 868-1649, takes calls ranging from mental health crises to substance use concerns and is the county's listed entry point for treatment (source).
Santa Maria Substance Abuse Treatment Court Program, Superior Court of Santa Barbara County can connect treatment with a legal case.
NAMI Santa Barbara County and Santa Barbara County Al-Anon (District 8) 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 Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County Behavioral Wellness Access Line (24/7, English and Spanish) answers at 888-868-1649, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
See every community on our California interventionists page.
Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in Santa Barbara, usually through Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.
Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County Behavioral Wellness Access Line (24/7, English and Spanish) answers at 888-868-1649, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
Start with Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness.
Yes. Santa Maria Substance Abuse Treatment Court Program, Superior Court of Santa Barbara County connects treatment with a criminal case. An intervention can often move someone into treatment before a case starts.
NAMI Santa Barbara County and Santa Barbara County Al-Anon (District 8) 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.
