Pinellas County Involuntary Drug and Alcohol Services

You can seek help for a family member or loved one with the Marchman Act in Pinellas County. You will need to file for court-ordered assessment and involuntary addiction treatment if appropriate, with evidence of addiction that meets the Marchman Act Florida requirements. 

The Marchman Act allows Florida courts to order an involuntary assessment and evaluation if an adult or minor using substances refuses voluntary assessment, is not able to recognize the need for treatment, and presents a danger to themselves or others. Finding addiction help in Florida for someone who meets these criteria starts with filing the necessary paperwork with the Pinellas County court office in your area.

If you and the addicted person live in Pinellas County, you will need to follow local procedures and filing deadlines. There are several options for filing the petition and attending necessary court hearings, about which you will be notified.

Filing Locations for Marchman Act Pinellas County Petitions:

Probate Court Records Office

315 Court St., Room 106

Clearwater, Florida 33756

North County Branch Office

29582 U.S. 19 North

Clearwater, Florida 33761

Saint Petersburg Branch Office

545 First Avenue North

St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Receiving Facilities for the Marchman Act in Pinellas County:

Operation PAR Inc.

6150 150th Avenue North

Clearwater, FL 33760

ACTS (Agency for Community Treatment Services )

4612 North 56th Street

Tampa, Florida 33610

Notes: The Marchman Act in Florida will require that funding be available for private treatment. Due to a shortage of state-funded rehabs in Florida and the local area, the court may not order involuntary treatment unless you or your loved one has the ability to pay for a bed in a private facility.

Marchman Act Addiction Treatment helps you and your loved ones find court–ordered drug and alcohol treatment under the Marchman Act and Baker Act in the Pinellas County, FL cities listed below: 

• Bay Pines
• Belleair Beach
• Clearwater
• Clearwater Beach
• Crystal Beach
• Dunedin
• Indian Rocks Beach
• Largo
• Oldsmar
• Ozona
• Palm Harbor
• Pinellas Park
• Safety Harbor
• Saint
• Petersburg
• Seminole
• Tarpon Springs

At Marchman Act Addiction Treatment, we provide families with the necessary intervention to ensure their loved ones emotional and physical safety while dealing with substance abuse or mental health disorders. We know the circumstances that have led you here have not been easy and we have developed this care management program to help you navigate not only your loved one’s well-being but your own. Taking the first step towards healing can start here.

We want to ensure you understand what your rights and your loved one’s rights are in regard to the Marchman Act. We work with a specialized legal team that can help explain to you what your options are and how you can get your loved one the life-saving treatment they need. Substance abuse disorder is one of the few diseases that keeps its sufferers in denial, sometimes an intervention such as this is necessary. If you think the Marchman Act might be right for you, please reach out today.

Through compassion, understanding and experience we can begin taking the steps towards a better life for you and your loved one. The Marchman Act can be the first step you take. The Marchman Act may seem like a complicated process and that is why our team is standing by to help simplify the steps for you.