Our interventionists help families in Arlington move a loved one from drinking or drug use into treatment, with one clear plan and support that continues after the first yes.
A drug and alcohol interventionist prepares the family, arranges treatment in advance and leads the conversation that asks a loved one to accept help. We do this for families in Arlington, from Clarendon to Courthouse, traveling in through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
We work with families across the area, including:
If your son or daughter studies at Marymount University, George Mason University (Arlington Campus) or Georgetown University, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.
Flying in. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
Local crisis and access line. Arlington County Department of Human Services Emergency Services (24/7): 703-228-5160.
Public behavioral health. Arlington County Department of Human Services, Behavioral Healthcare.
Treatment court. Arlington County Recovery Treatment Court.
Family support. NAMI Northern Virginia and Al-Anon Service Center of Northern Virginia.
Emergency. Call 911 if a loved one is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for an emotional crisis.
Who is in the room, what each person says, which program holds a bed. See the full steps.
Your interventionist flies into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and meets the family before the intervention.
Sober transport to a program near Arlington or out of state.
In Arlington County, public behavioral health services run through Arlington County Department of Human Services, Behavioral Healthcare.
Arlington County offers Same Day Access for adult behavioral health, letting residents walk in for a substance use or mental health assessment without a prior appointment (source).
Arlington's Crisis Intervention Center offers observation and 23 hour stabilization close to home, reached through county Emergency Services at 703-228-5160 (source).
Arlington County Recovery Treatment Court can connect treatment with a legal case.
NAMI Northern Virginia and Al-Anon Service Center of Northern Virginia offer meetings and education for relatives.
Not directly. Virginia has no addiction-specific court process a family can start. More detail: alcohol intervention in Virginia and drug intervention in Virginia.
Immediate danger: call 911. Emotional crisis: call or text 988.
For Arlington, Arlington County Department of Human Services Emergency Services (24/7) answers at 703-228-5160, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
See every community on our Virginia interventionists page.
Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in Arlington, usually through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.
Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For Arlington, Arlington County Department of Human Services Emergency Services (24/7) answers at 703-228-5160, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
Start with Arlington County Department of Human Services, Behavioral Healthcare.
Yes. Arlington County Recovery Treatment Court connects treatment with a criminal case. An intervention can often move someone into treatment before a case starts.
NAMI Northern Virginia and Al-Anon Service Center of Northern Virginia offer meetings and education for relatives.
One confidential conversation with a professional interventionist. No pressure, no obligation. We'll help you find the right next step for your family.
