HOPE NOT HANDCUFFS

What Is It?

Hope Not Handcuffs is an initiative started by Families Against Narcotics (FAN), aimed at bringing law enforcement and community organizations together in an effort to find viable treatment options for individuals seeking help to reduce dependency with heroin, prescription drugs, and alcohol. It is a solution.

How It Works

A person struggling with any drug addiction can come to any of the participating police agencies and ask for help. They will be greeted with support, compassion, and respect. If accepted into the program*, the individual will be guided through a brief intake process to ensure proper treatment placement.
 
If a person is uninsured or has Medicaid, we will work directly with the local Office of Substance Abuse Services for placement. If a person has private insurance, we will provide them with treatment options covered by their plan. Regardless, our team will work to get them into treatment as soon as possible. We have more than 600 volunteer Angels, and one of them will help with paperwork and provide compassionate support until a treatment option is found.

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Other Frequently Asked Questions

*Exceptions that may make someone ineligible for the program: a felony or domestic violence warrant; danger to others; under 18 without parent or guardian consent; medical condition that may need hospitalization. 

Participating Agencies

MACOMB COUNTY

WAYNE COUNTY

hnh@familiesagainstnarcotics.org

• Armada

• Centerline 

• Chesterfield

• Clinton Township

• Eastpointe

• Fraser 

• Macomb Community College

• Macomb County Sheriff

• New Baltimore

• Richmond

• Romeo

• Roseville

• Shelby Township

• St. Clair Shores

• Sterling Heights

• Utica

• Warren

• 41B District Court

OAKLAND COUNTY

oakland@hopenothandcuffs.com

• Auburn Hills 

• Bloomfield Township 

• Clawson 

• Farmington 

• Farmington Hills 

• Ferndale

• Franklin-Bingham Farms 

• Hazel Park

• Holly Village

• Huntington Woods 

• Madison Heights 

• Novi

• Royal Oak 

• South Lyon

• Southfield 

• Troy

• Waterford 

• West Bloomfield 

• White Lake Township

• Wixom 

• Rochester (coming soon)

LAPEER COUNTY

• Allen Park

• City of Wayne (coming soon)

• Ecorse

• Flat Rock

• Garden City (coming soon)

• Gibraltar

• Harper Woods

• Huron Twp. (coming soon)

• Lincoln Park

• Melvindale 

• River Rouge

• Rockwood

• Romulus

• Southgate

• Taylor

• Woodhaven

• Wyandotte 

GENESEE COUNTY

genesee@hopenothandcuffs.com

• Argentine Township

• Burton

• City of Flint

• City of Flushing

• Genesee County Sheriff

• Genesee Township

• Grand Blanc Township

• Metro Police Authority of Genesee County

• Montrose Twp.

• Clio (coming soon)

BAY COUNTY

lapeer@hopenothandcuffs.com

• Almont Village

• Dryden

• Imlay City

• City of Lapeer

• Lapeer County Sheriff

MIDLAND COUNTY

• Coleman Police Department

• Midland City 

• Midland County Sheriff 

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY

• Traverse City (coming soon)

INGHAM COUNTY

• Bay City

• Bay County Sheriff

• Birch Run (coming soon)

• Bridgeport (coming soon)

• Delta College Campus Police 

• Essexville

• Frankenmuth (coming soon)

• Hampton Township

SAGINAW COUNTY

• Saginaw City PD

• Saginaw County Sheriff (coming soon)

• Saginaw Township PD

• Saginaw Valley State University Police

ST. CLAIR COUNTY

• Port Huron

• St. Clair County Sheriff's Office (coming soon)

• Yale

• Charlotte (coming soon)

• East Lansing (coming soon)

• Ingham County Sheriff's Office (coming soon)

ROCKLAND COUNTY