A private next-step assessment
Where Are We? Family Addiction Crisis Timeline
Map duration, prior attempts, treatment history, periods of sobriety, mental-health care, medication follow-through, function, and current safety—then identify the response stage your family may be facing.
Why the timeline changes the decision
A first concern, a repeated pattern, an entrenched cycle, and an immediate safety crisis should not receive the same response. Families lose time when they evaluate only today’s incident and omit the history of what has already been tried. This tool organizes that history so a consultation can begin closer to the real decision.
Bring the full pattern—not just the last event
Duration, treatment episodes, attempts at sobriety, the longest stable period, mental-health diagnoses, medication follow-through, and functional impact help expose what has and has not worked. The result does not diagnose addiction or prescribe care. It shows whether the family appears to be facing an emerging concern, repeated concern, an entrenched pattern, or escalating complexity.
This tool places the family’s reported history on a practical response timeline. It asks about duration, prior attempts, treatment, periods of stability, mental-health care, and current risk so the next conversation can begin with context.
Private by design: answers stay in this browser and are not submitted or stored. This tool does not diagnose a condition, determine a level of care, or replace medical, psychiatric, or professional assessment.
Your family timeline
This result organizes the history you reported; it does not predict what will happen next. Bring the duration, prior attempts, treatment history, periods of stability, mental-health care, medication follow-through, and current functional changes into a professional conversation.
Common questions
Will this tell us whether someone needs residential treatment?
No. Level of care requires qualified individualized assessment. The timeline helps organize the history and urgency for that conversation.
What if we do not know the answers?
Choose “I do not know” where available. Missing history is itself useful information and can identify what records or conversations are needed.
What if danger is immediate?
Call 911 for suspected overdose, imminent violence, life-threatening medical danger, or immediate physical danger. Call or text 988 for suicide or mental-health crisis support in the United States.
A better plan can start with one conversation.
Tell us what is happening. We will help you identify the next responsible move.