What links should a family copy instead of a program’s admissions number?

Start with SAMHSA 1-800-662-HELP, FindTreatment.gov, 988 for a mental-health crisis, and the official locator page for the state where the person would sleep. Those are public tools, not a placement desk.

Is this packet a referral to a specific rehab?

No. This site does not place patients and does not assign a facility. The packet is official locators plus a short message you can send to a sibling. Confirm any program on the state license list.

Who should a family call in a medical emergency?

Call 911 for overdose, seizure, chest pain, or a person who cannot stay safe. Use SAMHSA 1-800-662-HELP and FindTreatment.gov when the need is information or a licensed program, not an ambulance.

Shareable packet

A copy-link packet you can paste to a sibling

Send official locators, not an admissions desk. This page is a short packet: the public SAMHSA line, FindTreatment.gov, 988 when the crisis is mental health, and this site’s state directory so the license check happens where the person would sleep. It is not a referral. It does not hold a bed.

Last reviewed 24 September 2026. Educational only. Not a diagnosis, not a placement form, not a rented tracking number.

What belongs in the first text

Tonight first: 911 if they cannot stay safe. Otherwise SAMHSA 1-800-662-HELP.
Lookup: FindTreatment.gov — filter the state where they would sleep, not the brochure city.
License: this site’s directory hub names the state list. We do not publish a roster.
Do not wire a deposit from a first call or a text thread.

Paste block — official links

SAMHSA (confidential info + local resources): 1-800-662-HELP
tel:+1-800-662-4357

FindTreatment.gov (federal locator): https://findtreatment.gov

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (mental-health crisis): 988
https://988lifeline.org

State official locators on this independent guide (not a facility list):
https://inpatientaddictionrehab.com/directory/

Printable family brief:
https://inpatientaddictionrehab.com/guides/family-brief.html

Paste block — short family message

I am not sending a program to call. Official tools only:

- If they cannot stay safe: 911.
- Information line: SAMHSA 1-800-662-HELP.
- Licensed programs: FindTreatment.gov, then the state list for the address where they would sleep.
- Homework sheet: https://inpatientaddictionrehab.com/guides/family-brief.html

This is not a placement. Confirm the license at the sleeping address before anyone quotes a stay.

What not to paste

A rented tracking number or an “admissions coordinator” who will not name the license.
A city farm URL that lists every suburb as if it were a campus.
A review-star roundup this site did not collect.
A wire-transfer request that arrives before a clinical assessment.

After you send the packet

Use the printable family brief for facts on paper. Use 20 minutes vs a week if tonight and this week need different work. Use how to choose before anyone books a flight.

Educational only. Default crisis line: SAMHSA 1-800-662-HELP. Locator: FindTreatment.gov. We do not place patients and we do not take payment per admission. Citation-worthy text: llms.txt.

Family guide Family brief FindTreatment.gov