Our interventionists help families in Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest, from Lake Bluff to Mettawa, traveling in through Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD).
We work with families across the area, including:
If your son or daughter studies at Lake Forest College, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management or College of Lake County, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.
Flying in. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD).
Local crisis and access line. Lake County Health Department Crisis Care Program (24/7): 847-377-8088.
Public behavioral health. Lake County Health Department, Behavioral Health Services.
Treatment court. Lake County Drug Court (19th Judicial Circuit).
Family support. NAMI Lake County Illinois and Northern Illinois Al-Anon Family Groups.
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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and meets the family before the intervention.
Sober transport to a program near Lake Forest or out of state.
In Lake County, public behavioral health services run through Lake County Health Department, Behavioral Health Services.
The Lake County Health Department runs a Crisis Care Program staffed around the clock at 847-377-8088 as part of its Behavioral Health Services (source).
Lake County's A Way Out program lets residents seeking addiction help ask law enforcement for a treatment connection without charges; the Lake County Sheriff's Office (847-549-5200) joined in 2017 (source).
Lake County residents without insurance can request a free four dose naloxone kit from the Lake County Health Department, delivered or picked up at a county site on weekdays (source).
Lake County Drug Court (19th Judicial Circuit) can connect treatment with a legal case.
NAMI Lake County Illinois and Northern Illinois Al-Anon Family Groups offer meetings and education for relatives.
Not directly. Illinois has no addiction-specific court process a family can start. More detail: Illinois alcohol interventionist and Illinois drug interventionist.
Immediate danger: call 911. Emotional crisis: call or text 988.
For Lake Forest, Lake County Health Department Crisis Care Program (24/7) answers at 847-377-8088, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
See every community on our Illinois interventionists page.
Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in Lake Forest and Lake County, usually through Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.
Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For Lake Forest, Lake County Health Department Crisis Care Program (24/7) answers at 847-377-8088, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
Start with Lake County Health Department, Behavioral Health Services.
Yes. Lake County Drug Court (19th Judicial Circuit) connects treatment with a criminal case. An intervention can often move someone into treatment before a case starts.
NAMI Lake County Illinois and Northern Illinois Al-Anon Family Groups 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.
