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Drug and Alcohol Intervention in Stockton, California

When someone you love in Stockton will not accept help, a professionally led intervention gives your family a calm, prepared way to ask.

Local intervention

How does an interventionist help families in Stockton?

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 Stockton, from Lincoln Village to Lathrop, traveling in through Sacramento International Airport (SMF).

We work with families across the area, including:

Lincoln VillageBrooksideWeston RanchMiracle MileLodiMantecaTracyLathrop

If your son or daughter studies at University of the Pacific or San Joaquin Delta College, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.

Stockton at a glance

Flying in. Sacramento International Airport (SMF).

Local crisis and access line. San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services 24-Hour Crisis: (209) 468-8686.

Public behavioral health. San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services, Substance Use Services.

Treatment court. San Joaquin County Superior Court Adult Drug Court.

Family support. NAMI San Joaquin County and District 27 Al-Anon Information Service (Stockton).

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 Stockton?

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 Sacramento International Airport (SMF) and meets the family before the intervention.

3

Safe arrival at treatment

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

Local resources

Which local resources serve families in Stockton?

Public behavioral health

In San Joaquin County, public behavioral health services run through San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services, Substance Use Services.

Worth knowing locally

San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services' 24/7 Access Line, 1-888-468-9370 or 209-468-9370, starts the screening and assessment process for county substance use services (source).

Also worth knowing

San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services runs an Access Line at (209) 468-9370 for screenings, assessments and referrals into mental health and substance use treatment (source).

If there is a court case

San Joaquin County Superior Court Adult Drug Court can connect treatment with a legal case.

Support for the family

NAMI San Joaquin County and District 27 Al-Anon Information Service (Stockton) offer meetings and education for relatives.

State law and safety

Can you force someone into treatment in California?

The law

Court options in California

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.

Safety

Overdose and crisis

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

For Stockton, San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services 24-Hour Crisis answers at (209) 468-8686, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.

Nearby

Nearby areas we serve

See every community on our California interventionists page.

Frequently asked questions

Do you have an interventionist who serves Stockton?

Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in Stockton and San Joaquin County, usually through Sacramento International Airport (SMF). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.

Who can families in Stockton call in a crisis?

Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For Stockton, San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services 24-Hour Crisis answers at (209) 468-8686, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.

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

Start with San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services, Substance Use Services.

Is there a treatment court that serves Stockton?

Yes. San Joaquin County Superior Court Adult Drug Court connects treatment with a criminal case. An intervention can often move someone into treatment before a case starts.

Where can relatives in Stockton find support for themselves?

NAMI San Joaquin County and District 27 Al-Anon Information Service (Stockton) offer meetings and education for relatives.

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