Our S.A.F.E.® (Self Awareness Family Education™) Intervention Services in Hawaii help families in Maui, The Island of Hawaii, Kauai, Oahu, and Lanai, with Loved Ones Experiencing Addiction and Mental Health Problems.

Families of loved ones in Hawaii do not have to wait for their loved one to ask for help or hit bottom because of their addiction or mental health struggles. The most common intervention services in Hawaii are with families of loved ones using crystal methamphetamines or ice, alcohol, and mental health. Residents of Hawaii are often frustrated at the time of the initial phone call due to a lack of resources for interventionists and treatment centers. The frustration continues when they realize their loved one may have to come to the mainland for treatment, or the family must bring an interventionist. Even when performing interventions for addiction and mental health on the mainland, we almost always escort the intended patient a reasonable distance from their family and familiarity. Separating the intended patient from their environment often reduces the likelihood of the patient leaving treatment against medical advice or a rogue family member helping them leave treatment. The information may sound overwhelming, and we want to stress the importance of using the most effective and evidence-based strategies. When a family and their loved one surrender and let go of their old ways of doing things, the situation often improves.

Families of loved ones with mental health and addiction problems in Hawaii and elsewhere rarely recognize their role in the problem at first. Through our S.A.F.E.® Intervention Services Intervention and Family Recovery Coaching program, we help you see what needs to change, why it is most effective for things to change, and how to change it. It is without question that when a family gets better, it increases the likelihood that their loved one will, too. Only addressing the intended patient with an addiction and mental health diagnosis addresses only a part of the problem. We are not saying the family is the problem or is at fault. We are telling them they only have control over themselves and not their loved ones. Much of what the family does to adjust to their loved one’s environment significantly impacts whether their loved one sees the need to change.

How our Addiction and Mental Health Intervention Services Work in Hawaii.

Once your family has agreed to let go of their beliefs and ineffective strategies and accept those of a professional interventionist, we perform an assessment and arrange the logistics. Upon arrival in Hawaii, our interventionist will educate your family on the behaviors of both you and your loved one. Our goal is to show you why your loved one is resistant to addressing their addiction and mental health. Intervention is not about talking your loved one into treatment. Our S.A.F.E.® program looks at all the behaviors on both sides to hold the family and your loved one accountable. All this interaction occurs on the first day without your loved one, who is the intended patient, knowing what will happen.

The second day is the face-to-face meeting with your loved one, family, and interventionist. Upon completion, we will escort your loved one to the treatment center that has been predetermined based on the assessment before our interventionist’s arrival. Once your loved one has entered treatment, one of our S.A.F.E.® Family Recovery Coaches contacts your family within twenty-four to forty-eight hours to start our family recovery coaching curriculum. Our Family Recovery Coaching is a ninety-day commitment of weekly meetings, outside support groups and professionals, and several internal support groups offered by our counselors and coaches. With regular engagement, families are provided individualized attention when necessary.

The same protocol applies if your loved one refuses help at the intervention. Your family enters our S.A.F.E.® Family Recovery Coaching, and we work together to apply the learned principles until your loved one accepts the help. Although this is a different curriculum in our S.A.F.E.® program, the attention and support are just as much, if not more.

Initial Consultation

Our process starts with a phone call to our office. When the family agrees, we move to a family consultation call. We begin the assessment phase after the family has approved the intervention.

Arranging the Treatment Plan and the Logistics for the Intervention

The next step is arranging the treatment plan and the logistics for the intervention. Upon arrival, our interventionist utilizes our S.A.F.E.® Intervention and Family Recovery Coaching manual as a guide.

Face-To-Face Intervention

The following day is the face-to-face intervention with your family, the interventionist, and your loved one. Regardless of the outcome, your family will move into our S.A.F.E.® program for guidance and support. The S.A.F.E.® curriculum consists of weekly family meetings with several support groups offered throughout the week. One-on-one support is available and reserved for families actively engaged in our meetings and support groups. Families are assigned homework assignments to work on goals and process the work they do for themselves outside of the S.A.F.E.® curriculum.

Outside Work for Families

The outside work can include Al-Anon, Families Anonymous, CoDA, A.C.O.A. meetings, marriage and family therapy, and individual counseling. We also encourage families to participate in hobbies and self-care activities. The S.A.F.E.® Addiction and Mental Health Intervention Services and Family Recovery Coaching program is designed to help families take their lives back, regardless of whether their loved one agrees to accept your gift of a second chance at life.