Clear Path Intervention travels to families in New York City and across New York, plans the intervention with you and lines up treatment before the day arrives.
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 New York City, from Manhattan to Astoria, traveling in through John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA) or Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).
We work with families across the area, including:
If your son or daughter studies at Columbia University, New York University or City University of New York, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.
Flying in. John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA) or Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).
Local crisis and access line. NYC 988 (formerly NYC Well), call or text, 24/7, covers substance use: 988.
Public behavioral health. NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Alcohol and Drug Use Services.
Treatment court. NYC Treatment Court Initiative (New York City Criminal Court treatment courts).
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 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA) or Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and meets the family before the intervention.
Sober transport to a program near New York City or out of state.
In New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx and Richmond Counties, public behavioral health services run through NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Alcohol and Drug Use Services.
New York City public health vending machines dispense naloxone at no cost; users enter an NYC ZIP Code on the keypad to access supplies (source).
NYC 988 handles substance use as well as mental health calls, offers interpretation in over 200 languages, and Spanish speakers can text AYUDA to 988 (source).
NYC Treatment Court Initiative (New York City Criminal Court treatment courts) 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: New York alcohol interventionist and New York drug interventionist.
Immediate danger: call 911. Emotional crisis: call or text 988.
For New York City, 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 New York City, usually through John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA) or Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.
Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For New York City, call or text 988, which connects to NYC 988 (formerly NYC Well), call or text, 24/7, covers substance use.
Start with NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Alcohol and Drug Use Services.
Yes. NYC Treatment Court Initiative (New York City Criminal Court treatment courts) 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.
