Our interventionists help families in Roanoke 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 Roanoke, from Salem to Troutville, traveling in through Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA).
We work with families across the area, including:
If your son or daughter studies at Roanoke College, Hollins University or Virginia Western Community College, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.
Flying in. Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA).
Local crisis and access line. Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare Emergency Services (24/7): 540-981-9351.
Public behavioral health. Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare.
Treatment court. Roanoke Valley Drug Court.
Family support. NAMI Roanoke Valley and Virginia Area Al-Anon Family Groups.
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 Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) and meets the family before the intervention.
Sober transport to a program near Roanoke or out of state.
In City of Roanoke, Roanoke County and City of Salem, public behavioral health services run through Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare.
Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare is the public community services board for the Roanoke Valley, providing substance use treatment that includes the Rita J. Gliniecki Recovery Center (source).
Roanoke Valley Drug Court can connect treatment with a legal case.
NAMI Roanoke Valley and Virginia Area Al-Anon Family Groups offer meetings and education for relatives.
Not directly. Virginia has no addiction-specific court process a family can start. More detail: how we handle alcohol interventions across Virginia and how we plan drug interventions in Virginia.
Immediate danger: call 911. Emotional crisis: call or text 988.
For Roanoke, Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare Emergency Services (24/7) answers at 540-981-9351, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
See every community on our Virginia interventionists page.
Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in Roanoke, usually through Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.
Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For Roanoke, Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare Emergency Services (24/7) answers at 540-981-9351, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
Start with Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare.
Yes. Roanoke Valley Drug Court connects treatment with a criminal case. An intervention can often move someone into treatment before a case starts.
NAMI Roanoke Valley and Virginia Area Al-Anon Family Groups 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.
