When Families Can’t Get Through: Mental Health Interventions Explained with Evan Jarschauer

In this episode of Finding New Waters, B Reeves and Justin McClendon sit down with Evan Jarschauer, a licensed psychotherapist and mental health intervention specialist with nearly two decades of experience helping families navigate crisis, treatment, and recovery.Evan explains what makes mental health interventions different from traditional substance use interventions, why gambling and online gaming are becoming more difficult to detect, how families can take action when a loved one refuses help, and why intervention work must be done with compassion, dignity, love, and a firm backbone.TIMESTAMPS[00:00:00] Welcome to Finding New Waters with Evan Jarschauer[00:01:18] What mental health interventions actually are[00:02:38] Helping families when the message is not being received[00:03:59] Evan’s background as a licensed psychotherapist[00:05:08] What a gambling intervention can look like[00:06:21] Why online gambling is making addiction harder to see[00:07:36] “I’m not drinking. I’m not drugging”[00:08:28] Why Evan says his world has exploded with mental health, gaming, and gambling cases[00:09:34] Why interventionists should connect with casino management first[00:11:50] Why there is no cookie cutter answer for gambling treatment[00:12:53] Gathering collateral information before an intervention[00:14:25] Timing a gambling intervention[00:15:47] Why the family’s readiness matters[00:16:10] Comparing crisis response to any other serious disease[00:17:14] Respectful, dignified, supportive, loving, firm intervention[00:17:38] Evan’s television work and public awareness[00:18:31] Demystifying what interventions look like[00:19:42] Standing in front of the Kardashians house in Calabasas[00:20:56] “If you can just touch one family”[00:21:39] Mental health struggles can be hidden in plain sight[00:23:31] Treating every family like they matter deeply[00:25:24] Reducing stigma and helping people access care[00:25:50] How to find Evan Jarschauer[00:26:31] Closing thoughtsLINKS & RESOURCESBehavioral Help: https://www.behavioralhelp.comNew Waters Recovery: https://newwatersrecovery.comCALL TO ACTIONIf this conversation helped you better understand mental health interventions, gambling addiction, family crisis, or how to support someone who refuses help, subscribe to Finding New Waters for more honest conversations about recovery, mental health, treatment, and hope.Like this episode, leave a comment with what stood out to you, and share it with a family who may need to hear it.#FindingNewWaters#NewWatersRecovery#MentalHealth#MentalHealthIntervention#AddictionRecovery#GamblingAddiction#OnlineGambling#FamilySupport#BehavioralHealth#RecoveryPodcast#DualDiagnosis#CrisisIntervention#MentalHealthAwareness#TreatmentWorks#ReduceTheStigma🎙️ Watch & ListenWebsite: www.findingnewwaters.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4NOV2g85KExFWU5mTz5GjwApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-new-waters/id1684075608YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfAIXtiOgy1XFcwAduXgXwYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuJOc6yLcjibGGAKgLYPCN47etJCY89mn