What is an Intervention and its objectives?

An Intervention is a deliberate process by which change is introduced into people's thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

A formal Intervention usually involves several people preparing themselves, approaching a person involved in some kind of self destructive behaviour and talking to the person in a clear and respectful way about the behaviour in question with the immediate objectives being for the person to listen and to accept help.

The overall objective of an Intervention is to begin to relieve the suffering caused by a self destructive behaviour both for the individual and for their family and friends.