Find the Intercept Point…And act on it
Every person in crisis passes through moments where intervention is possible. AZ Intercept exists to identify those moments — and give every sector the tools to act.
Where Intervention Happens
The Intercept Points
Law Enforcement
The Traffic Stop
Divert to treatment instead of jail. Officer has a clear protocol, a warm handoff number, and a decision tool in hand.
Clinical & Treatment
The ER Visit
Overdose or crisis arrives at the hospital. Clinical team has a treatment pathway, not just discharge paperwork.
Justice & Courts
The Court Appearance
Arraignment, sentencing, or probation review. Judge and prosecutor have treatment options as a real alternative on the table.
Nonprofits & Families
The Community Call
A family member, neighbor, or advocate reaches out. Community organizations have a direct line to treatment, not a dead end.
The goal is not more programs. It is making every intercept point work — streamlined, understood by every sector, and easy to execute in the field, the courtroom, and the treatment room.
The Intercept Points
Why Most Intercept Points Fail
Every person struggling with addiction passes through identifiable moments where intervention is possible. A traffic stop. An ER visit. A court appearance. A 911 call. These are intercept points — and right now, most of them are missed.
AZ Intercept exists to change that. We identify the exact moments where law enforcement, treatment providers, courts, and community organizations can act — and we build the tools, protocols, and relationships that make those moments count.
This is not about adding more programs. It is about making the intercept points work. Streamlined. Understood by every sector. Easy to execute in the field, in the courtroom, and in the treatment room.
What We're Building
Three Pillars of Change
Identify the Moment
Map every intercept point across law enforcement, healthcare, courts, and community — the exact moments where a different outcome is possible.
Equip Every Sector
Give law enforcement, clinicians, and courts simple, clear tools to act at the intercept point — not more bureaucracy, but faster, smarter handoffs.
Treatment Over Incarceration
Build the cross-sector consensus and infrastructure that makes treatment the default response — not the exception — at every intercept point in Arizona.
Organizing Partners
Who Is at the Table
AZ Intercept brings together every sector that touches an intercept point. No single agency owns this — because no single agency can fix it alone. Every partner has a role, a tool, and a commitment.
Law Enforcement
Officers and sheriffs who encounter the crisis first — equipped with diversion tools and treatment pathways at the point of contact.
Clinical & Treatment
Clinicians, treatment centers, and DUI Science experts who receive the handoff and deliver evidence-based care.
Justice & Courts
Prosecutors, judges, and public defenders who hold the intercept point between arrest and outcome.
Community & Elected Officials
Nonprofits, advocates, victims, and elected officials who hold the system accountable and fund what works.
Be Part of the Intercept
If your organization operates at any intercept point — the traffic stop, the ER, the courtroom, the treatment bed — your presence at this summit matters.