Our interventionists help families in Frederick 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 Frederick, from Urbana to Myersville, traveling in through Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).
We work with families across the area, including:
If your son or daughter studies at Hood College, Frederick Community College or Mount St. Mary's University, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.
Flying in. Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).
Local crisis and access line. Mental Health Association of Frederick County Crisis Hotline: 301-662-2255.
Public behavioral health. Frederick County Health Department, Behavioral Health Services.
Treatment court. Frederick County Adult Drug Treatment Court.
Family support. NAMI Frederick County and Al-Anon Family Groups of Maryland and DC.
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 Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and meets the family before the intervention.
Sober transport to a program near Frederick or out of state.
In Frederick County, public behavioral health services run through Frederick County Health Department, Behavioral Health Services.
The Frederick County Health Department runs Behavioral Health Services, a public program providing substance use and mental health treatment for county residents (source).
The Mental Health Association of Frederick County holds the county mobile crisis contract, sending 24/7 teams to homes, schools and community locations in coordination with 911 and 988 (source).
A free health vending machine at the City of Frederick's housing and human services site, 6040 New Design Road, offers naloxone and test strips, plus twelve county naloxone boxes (source).
Frederick County Adult Drug Treatment Court can connect treatment with a legal case.
NAMI Frederick County and Al-Anon Family Groups of Maryland and DC offer meetings and education for relatives.
Not directly. Maryland has no addiction-specific court process a family can start. More detail: how we handle alcohol interventions across Maryland and how we plan drug interventions in Maryland.
Immediate danger: call 911. Emotional crisis: call or text 988.
For Frederick, Mental Health Association of Frederick County Crisis Hotline answers at 301-662-2255, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
See every community on our Maryland interventionists page.
Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in Frederick, usually through Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.
Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For Frederick, Mental Health Association of Frederick County Crisis Hotline answers at 301-662-2255, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
Start with Frederick County Health Department, Behavioral Health Services.
Yes. Frederick County Adult Drug Treatment Court connects treatment with a criminal case. An intervention can often move someone into treatment before a case starts.
NAMI Frederick County and Al-Anon Family Groups of Maryland and DC 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.
