Intervention Services
Many families and friends agonize over how to help a loved one struggling with alcoholism, drug problems, an eating disorder or other destructive behavior. One way to join forces and take action is through a formal intervention. Staging a well-planned intervention can be an effective way to help a loved one recognize the impact of his or her behaviors and accept treatment. Here's what you should know about an intervention, including what it is, who might benefit and how it works.What is an intervention?
An intervention is a carefully planned process in which family and friends, and sometimes colleagues, clergy or others, join together to confront someone about the consequences of alcoholism, addiction or another mental health problem, and ask him or her to accept treatment. The intervention:
- Provides specific examples of destructive behaviors and their impact on the addicted person and loved ones
- Offers a prearranged treatment plan
- Spells out what each person will do if a loved one refuses to accept treatment
An intervention can help people who struggle with addictive behaviors but who are in denial about their situation or who have been unwilling to accept treatment. Some examples of behaviors that may warrant an intervention include:
- Alcoholism
- Prescription drug abuse
- Abuse of street drugs
- Compulsive gambling
If your current situation has you concerned enough that you are exploring the possiblity of an intervention - it’s time.
Nothing can be gained by waiting. Crisis comes and crisis goes, but with the disease of addiction, we don’t get to choose the consequences our loved ones will face the next time.
If now is not the time, ask yourself: How much worse will it have to get before you are willing to act?
We can help. Call us.
Fact: One out of three people is living with or related to someone with an alcohol or drug problem. But most families don't know what to do about it.
We define success by how many families we are able to move out of crisis.