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Drug and Alcohol Intervention in Westchester County, New York

When someone you love in Westchester County 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 Westchester County?

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 Westchester County, from White Plains to Bedford, traveling in through Westchester County Airport (HPN).

We work with families across the area, including:

White PlainsScarsdaleRyeBronxvilleNew RochelleYonkersChappaquaBedford

If your son or daughter studies at Pace University, Sarah Lawrence College or SUNY Purchase College, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.

Westchester County at a glance

Flying in. Westchester County Airport (HPN).

Local crisis and access line. 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, answered locally for Westchester at a call center operated out of St. Vincent's Hospital (24/7): 988.

Public behavioral health. Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health.

Family support. NAMI Westchester County and Westchester/Putnam Al-Anon Information Service.

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 Westchester County?

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 Westchester County Airport (HPN) and meets the family before the intervention.

3

Safe arrival at treatment

Sober transport to a program near Westchester County or out of state.

Local resources

Which local resources serve families in Westchester County?

Public behavioral health

In Westchester County, public behavioral health services run through Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health.

Worth knowing locally

Westchester County's Department of Community Mental Health lists a Crisis Prevention and Response Team at (914) 925-5959 and the NYS HOPEline, (877) 8-HOPENY, for substance use help (source).

Also worth knowing

The Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health lists a Crisis Prevention and Response Team at (914) 925-5959 alongside 988 and the NYS HOPEline for substance use help (source).

Support for the family

NAMI Westchester County and Westchester/Putnam Al-Anon Information Service 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: alcohol intervention in New York and drug intervention in New York.

Safety

Overdose and crisis

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

For Westchester County, call or text 988, which connects to 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, answered locally for Westchester at a call center operated out of St. Vincent's Hospital (24/7).

Nearby

Nearby areas we serve

See every community on our New York interventionists page.

Frequently asked questions

Do you have an interventionist who serves Westchester County?

Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in Westchester County, usually through Westchester County Airport (HPN). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.

Who can families in Westchester County call in a crisis?

Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For Westchester County, call or text 988, which connects to 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, answered locally for Westchester at a call center operated out of St. Vincent's Hospital (24/7).

Where can families in Westchester County get a public substance use assessment?

Start with Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health.

Where can relatives in Westchester County find support for themselves?

NAMI Westchester County and Westchester/Putnam Al-Anon Information Service offer meetings and education for relatives.

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The next step

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