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Guiding Families Toward Healing
Hope Trust offers professional Intervention Services to help your loved one seek treatment for alcohol or drug misuse, gambling, internet addiction, or other addictive behaviours before the situation worsens.
Why intervention?
Denial is a common part of addiction. The person often does not recognise the harm caused and believes they can control the behaviour.
A structured intervention helps break denial, helps the person face reality, and encourages them to accept professional treatment.
What is an intervention?
An intervention is a planned process conducted by family and friends with the guidance of a professional.
During the intervention:
- ·Loved ones share how the addiction has affected them
- ·A clear treatment plan is presented
- ·Consequences are explained if treatment is refused
How a Typical Intervention Works
- 1.Planning with Hope Trust professionals
- 2.Gathering background information and treatment options
- 3.Forming an intervention team (4–6 close people)
- 4.Preparing what each person will say
- 5.Conducting the intervention and asking for an immediate decision
- 6.Starting treatment immediately if they agree
If Your Loved One Refuses Help
Interventions may not always work immediately. If treatment is refused, it is important to follow through with the consequences decided and seek support for yourself and your family.
Hope Trust Intervention Services
Hope Trust has over 20 years of experience. Our team includes addiction counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and physicians.
We provide professional intervention services at home to make it easier for families to get help.
Hope Trust Intervention Services are available at your doorstep.
Frequently asked questions
What is an intervention?
An intervention is a planned process conducted by family and friends with the guidance of a professional. Loved ones describe how the addiction has affected them, and the consequences of refusing treatment are explained clearly.
How does the process work?
It begins with planning alongside Hope Trust professionals and gathering background information and treatment options. An intervention team of four to six close people is formed, the intervention is conducted, and the person is asked for an immediate decision. If they agree, treatment starts straight away.
Who should be part of the intervention team?
Four to six people who are close to the person and whose words carry weight with them. Part of the planning is deciding together who should be in the room and who should not.
What happens if they refuse?
The consequences of refusing treatment are set out in advance, as part of the planning, so that everyone is prepared and consistent. An intervention that does not end in immediate agreement can still change what happens next, and we will talk through the options with you.
Is an intervention confrontational?
It is structured precisely so that it does not become one. The professional guiding it keeps the conversation on how the addiction has affected the people in the room and on the offer of help, rather than on blame.
How do we arrange one?
Contact us during working hours (Monday to Saturday, 10 AM to 7 PM IST) and we will talk through the situation before anything is planned.