Family Intervention Specialists, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation registered in the State of Georgia. We provide CORE Services to Children and Adolescents as well as CORE services to Adults. We have clinicians in 20 counties in the Metropolitan Atlanta area. We are also a provider of intensive Family Intervention. Intensive Family Intervention (IFI) is an intensive family- and community-based treatment that addresses multiple determinants of serious antisocial behavior in juvenile offenders. The approach of the intensive family intervention views individuals as being nested within a complex network of interconnected systems that encompass individual, family, peers, school, neighborhood, and indigenous support network. To facilitate change, intervention may be necessary in any one or a combination of these systems.

Family Intervention Specialists, Inc. works with clients who have high acuity mental health and substance abuse issues. The focus is on co-occurring disorders. All programs are research based and outcome driven and include Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST), Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT), the Matrix Model for both Adult and Adolescent substance abuse, the Nurturing Parent program, Celebrating Families, Strengthening Families and Positive Parenting with a Plan. We practice Trauma-Focused Therapy (TFT). We also have an EMDR therapist and a Certified Play Therapist.

CORE Services: These services include individual, family and group therapies, nursing and psychiatric assessments, medication management and other community based mental health services. Our main office is in Hiram, Georgia and we have also have offices in Douglasville, Conyers and Fulton Counties.

Family Intervention Specialists, Inc. was founded in 1998 by David Anthony. In 2003, Family Intervention Specialists, Inc. became an approved provider for Georgia Health Partnership (Medicaid). In June 2004, Family Intervention Specialists, Inc. became certified by Department of Human Resources, Compliance and Certification Unit. In January of 2005, Family Intervention Specialists, Inc. was recognized as the only agency in the Southwest as a “Best Practice” by the Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice.  

In November 2006, Family Intervention Specialists, Inc. obtained a 3-year CARF accreditation with an exemplary rating for the Casey Life Skills Modules used in adolescent groups, Community Support Individual (CSI) and with Intensive Family Interventions (IFI) services.

In May of 2006, Family Intervention Specialists, Inc. partnered with the Paulding, and Douglas County Juvenile Courts to assist in the development of Family Drug Dependency Court. In April of 2007 Family Intervention Specialists, Inc., was designated by the Department of Human Resources as a CORE Provider of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse