Our interventionists help families in the Bronx 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 the Bronx, from Riverdale to City Island, traveling in through LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
We work with families across the area, including:
If your son or daughter studies at Fordham University, Lehman College or Manhattan University, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.
Flying in. LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
Local crisis and access line. NYC 988 (formerly NYC Well), call or text, 24/7, covers substance use: 988.
Public behavioral health. NYC Health + Hospitals, Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services.
Treatment court. Bronx Misdemeanor Treatment Intervention Court (BTIC).
Family support. NAMI New York City Metro and Greater NY Al-Anon Family Intergroup.
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 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and meets the family before the intervention.
Sober transport to a program near the Bronx or out of state.
In Bronx County, public behavioral health services run through NYC Health + Hospitals, Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in the Bronx is one of the public system's sites offering walk-in outpatient withdrawal care for people with mild to moderate alcohol or opioid withdrawal (source).
Bronx Misdemeanor Treatment Intervention Court (BTIC) can connect treatment with a legal case.
NAMI New York City Metro and Greater NY Al-Anon Family Intergroup offer meetings and education for relatives.
Not directly. New York has no addiction-specific court process a family can start. More detail: alcohol intervention in New York and drug intervention in New York.
Immediate danger: call 911. Emotional crisis: call or text 988.
For the Bronx, call or text 988, which connects to NYC 988 (formerly NYC Well), call or text, 24/7, covers substance use.
See every community on our New York interventionists page.
Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in the Bronx and Bronx County, usually through LaGuardia Airport (LGA). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.
Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For the Bronx, call or text 988, which connects to NYC 988 (formerly NYC Well), call or text, 24/7, covers substance use.
Start with NYC Health + Hospitals, Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services.
Yes. Bronx Misdemeanor Treatment Intervention Court (BTIC) connects treatment with a criminal case. An intervention can often move someone into treatment before a case starts.
NAMI New York City Metro and Greater NY Al-Anon Family Intergroup 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.
