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Drug and Alcohol Intervention in the Hudson Valley, New York

When someone you love in the Hudson Valley will not accept help, a professionally led intervention gives your family a calm, prepared way to ask.

Local intervention

How does an interventionist help families in the Hudson Valley?

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 Hudson Valley, from Poughkeepsie to Woodstock, traveling in through New York Stewart International Airport (SWF).

We work with families across the area, including:

PoughkeepsieBeaconRhinebeckKingstonNew PaltzNewburghCold SpringWoodstock

If your son or daughter studies at Vassar College, Marist University or SUNY New Paltz, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.

The Hudson Valley at a glance

Flying in. New York Stewart International Airport (SWF).

Local crisis and access line. Dutchess County HELPLINE (call or text, 24/7, mental health and substance use): 845-485-9700.

Public behavioral health. Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health.

Treatment court. Ulster Regional Drug Treatment Court.

Family support. NAMI Mid-Hudson and Al-Anon Information Service District 31 (Kingston).

Emergency. Call 911 if a loved one is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for an emotional crisis.

The process

How does an intervention come together in the Hudson Valley?

1

Planning by phone or video

Who is in the room, what each person says, which program holds a bed. See the full steps.

2

Your interventionist arrives

Your interventionist flies into New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) and meets the family before the intervention.

3

Safe arrival at treatment

Sober transport to a program near the Hudson Valley or out of state.

Local resources

Which local resources serve families in the Hudson Valley?

Public behavioral health

Public behavioral health services run through Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health.

Worth knowing locally

Dutchess County's Stabilization Center at 230 North Road in Poughkeepsie accepts walk-ins, and the county HELPLINE can be reached by calling 988 or texting 845-485-9700 (source).

Also worth knowing

The Dutchess County Stabilization Center at 230 North Road in Poughkeepsie is open 24/7 for mental health and substance use crises, with no appointment or referral needed (source).

Naloxone nearby

Dutchess County's Overdose Prevention Program trains residents and supplies overdose prevention kits, with more than 3,000 Narcan kits distributed. Ask via HELPLINE, 845-485-9700 (source).

If there is a court case

Ulster Regional Drug Treatment Court can connect treatment with a legal case.

Support for the family

NAMI Mid-Hudson and Al-Anon Information Service District 31 (Kingston) offer meetings and education for relatives.

State law and safety

Can you force someone into treatment in New York?

The law

Court options in New York

Not directly. New York has no addiction-specific court process a family can start. More detail: New York alcohol interventionist and New York drug interventionist.

Safety

Overdose and crisis

Immediate danger: call 911. Emotional crisis: call or text 988.

For the Hudson Valley, Dutchess County HELPLINE (call or text, 24/7, mental health and substance use) answers at 845-485-9700, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.

Nearby

Nearby areas we serve

See every community on our New York interventionists page.

Frequently asked questions

Do you have an interventionist who serves the Hudson Valley?

Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in the Hudson Valley, usually through New York Stewart International Airport (SWF). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.

Who can families in the Hudson Valley call in a crisis?

Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For the Hudson Valley, Dutchess County HELPLINE (call or text, 24/7, mental health and substance use) answers at 845-485-9700, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.

Where can families in the Hudson Valley get a public substance use assessment?

Start with Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health.

Is there a treatment court that serves the Hudson Valley?

Yes. Ulster Regional Drug Treatment Court connects treatment with a criminal case. An intervention can often move someone into treatment before a case starts.

Where can relatives in the Hudson Valley find support for themselves?

NAMI Mid-Hudson and Al-Anon Information Service District 31 (Kingston) offer meetings and education for relatives.

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