Intervention, Interventions, The Intervention or An Intervention may refer to:

Entertainment

Film and television

* ''Intervention'' (1968 film), a Russian film * ''Intervention'' (2007 film), a British film * ''The Intervention'', a 2008 film starring

Dwier Brown Dwier Brown (born January 30, 1959) is an American actor. In the 1989 film '' Field of Dreams'' he played John Kinsella, the father of Kevin Costner's character (in reality, he is four years younger than Costner), and he played Henry Mitchell i ...

* ''The Intervention'' (film), a 2016 American film * ''Intervention'' (TV series), an American documentary series * '' Intervention Canada'', a spinoff of the American series * "Intervention" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a 2001 episode * "Intervention" (''How I Met Your Mother''), a 2008 episode * "Intervention" (''Stargate Universe''), a 2010 episode * ''The Intervention'', a 2008 Australian TV documentary about the Northern Territory National Emergency Response

Music

* ''Intervention'' (album), a 2007 album by Finest Hour * ''The Intervention'' (EP), a 2009 album by The Color Fred * ''The Intervention'', the film score for the 2016 film of the same name, by

Tegan and Sarah Tegan and Sara () are a Canadian indie pop duo formed in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. The band is led by identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin (born September 19, 1980). Both musicians are songwriters and multi-instrumen ...

* "Intervention" (song), a 2006 song by Arcade Fire * "Intervention", a song by Dope from the album '' Felons and Revolutionaries'' * "Intervention", a 2003 song by Madonna from ''

American Life ''American Life'' is the ninth studio album by American singer Madonna. It was released on April 21, 2003, by Maverick and Warner Bros. Records. The album, produced by the singer and Mirwais Ahmadzaï, features references to many parts of Am ...

'' * "Intervention", a 2012 song by Nine Lashes from the album '' World We View'' * "Intervention", a 2011 song by Silverstein from the album ''

Rescue Rescue comprises responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, or the urgent treatment of injuries after an accident or a dangerous situation. Tools used might include search and rescue dogs, mounted search and rescue ...

'' * "Intervention", a song by Soulfly from the album '' Enslaved'' * ''Interventions'' (Carter), a 2007 composition for solo piano and orchestra by the American composer Elliott Carter * ''Interventions'', a 2016 album by the

Horse Lords Horse Lords are an American avant-garde rock band from Baltimore. The members are Andrew Bernstein (saxophone/percussion), Max Eilbacher (bass/electronics), Owen Gardner (guitar), and Sam Haberman (drums). Their first album was released in 2012, ...

Other entertainment

* "Intervention" (convention), an annual Internet Culture convention held in Rockville, Maryland * ''Intervention'' (musical), 2007 musical by Matt Corriel and Jill Jaysen * ''

An Intervention ''An Intervention'' is a 2014 play by the British playwright Mike Bartlett. It premiered at the Watford Palace Theatre (in a co-production with Paines Plough) in April, 2014, was directed by James Grieve and featured Rachael Stirling Rachae ...

'', a 2014 play by Mike Bartlett * ''Intervention'', a 1987 science fiction novel in the

Galactic Milieu Series The Galactic Milieu Series is a series of science fiction novels by Julian May. It is linked to her previously-published series, the ''Saga of Pliocene Exile''; and through the fantastical device of time-travel, acts as both a prequel and a sequ ...

by Julian May * ''Intervention'', a 2009 medical thriller novel in the

Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery series The ''Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery series'' is an ongoing series of New York Times Bestselling medical thrillers by Robin Cook that follows pathologist Jack Stapleton and his co-worker (and later wife) Laurie Montgomery as they attempt to ...

by Robin Cook

International relations and law

Economic interventionism Economic interventionism, sometimes also called state interventionism, is an economic policy position favouring government intervention in the market process with the intention of correcting market failures and promoting the general welfare o ...

, when a central bank buys or sells foreign currencies in an attempt to adjust their exchange rates *

Entente intervention in the Russian Civil War Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War or Allied Powers intervention in the Russian Civil War consisted of a series of multi-national military expeditions which began in 1918. The Allies first had the goal of helping the Czechoslovak Le ...

, took place 1918–1925 *

Federal intervention Federal intervention () is a power attributed to the government of Argentina, federal government of Argentina, by which it takes control of a provinces of Argentina, province in certain extreme cases. Intervention is declared by the President of A ...

, a legal concept in Argentina *

Humanitarian intervention Humanitarian intervention is the use or threat of military force by a state (or states) across borders with the intent of ending severe and widespread human rights violations in a state which has not given permission for the use of force. Human ...

, an attempt to reduce suffering of a specific state that is facing a domestic armed conflict *

Intervention (international law) Intervention, in terms of international law, is the term for the use of force by one country or sovereign state in the internal or external affairs of another. In most cases, intervention is considered to be an unlawful act but some interventions m ...

, the use of force by one country or sovereign state in the internal or external affairs of another sovereign state(s) *

Intervention (law) In law, intervention is a procedure to allow a nonparty, called intervenor (also spelled intervener) to join ongoing litigation, either as a matter of right or at the discretion of the court, without the permission of the original litigants. The ...

, a legal procedure for a nonparty to enter an ongoing lawsuit *

Northern Territory National Emergency Response The Northern Territory National Emergency Response, also known as "The Intervention" or the Northern Territory Intervention, and sometimes the abbreviation "NTER" (for Northern Territory Emergency Response) was a package of measures enforced by ...

, aka "The Intervention", changes to welfare by the Australian government in 2007 *

Interventionism (politics) Interventionism refers to a political practice of intervention, particularly to the practice of governments to interfere in political affairs of other countries, staging military or trade interventions. Economic interventionism refers to a diffe ...

, a policy of aggressive activity undertaken by a geo-political jurisdiction to alter the internal dynamics of a certain society *

Military offensive An offensive is a military operation that seeks through an aggressive projection of armed forces to occupy territory, gain an objective or achieve some larger strategic, operational, or tactical goal. Another term for an offensive often used by ...

or invasion of a sovereign state

Social sciences and health

Medical intervention A therapy or medical treatment (often abbreviated tx, Tx, or Tx) is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis. As a rule, each therapy has indications and contraindications. There are many different ...

, therapy to treat health problems *

Psychological intervention In applied psychology, interventions are actions performed to bring about change in people. A wide range of intervention strategies exist and they are directed towards various types of issues. Most generally, it means any activities used to modif ...

, any action by psychological professionals designed to bring about change in a client **

Cognitive intervention A cognitive intervention is a form of psychological intervention, a technique and therapy practised in counselling. It describes a myriad of approaches to therapy that focus on addressing psychological distress at a cognitive level. It is also asso ...

s, a set of techniques and therapies practiced in counseling **

Intervention (counseling) An intervention is an orchestrated attempt by one or many people – usually family and friends – to get someone to seek professional help with a substance use disorder or some kind of traumatic event or crisis, or other serious probl ...

, an attempt to compel a subject to "get help" for an addiction or other problem *

Intervention theory In social studies and social policy, intervention theory is the analysis of the decision making problems of intervening effectively in a situation in order to secure desired outcomes. Intervention theory addresses the question of when it is desir ...

, used in social studies and social policy to refer to the decision making problems of intervening effectively in a situation in order to secure desired outcomes *

Human Systems Intervention Human Systems Intervention (HSI) is the design and implementation of interventions in social settings where adults are confronted with the need to change their perspectives, attitudes, and actions. Depending on the philosophical and theoretical o ...

, the design and implementation of interventions in social settings where adults are confronted with the need to change their perspectives, attitudes, and actions *

Public health intervention A public health intervention is any effort or policy that attempts to improve Mental health, mental and Health, physical health on a Population health, population level. Public health interventions may be run by a variety of organizations, includin ...

, an effort to promote good health behaviour or to prevent bad health behaviour *

Intervention (consulting) Organization development (OD) is the study and implementation of practices, systems, and techniques that affect organizational change, the goal of which is to modify an organization's performance and/or culture. The organizational changes are ...

, term used in the field of organizational development * ''Intervention'' (journal), a journal published by Medknow Publications

Other

Art intervention Art intervention is an interaction with a previously existing artwork, audience, venue/space or situation. It has the auspice of conceptual art and is commonly a form of performance art. It is associated with the Viennese Actionists, the Dada mov ...

, an interaction with a previously existing artwork, audience, or venue *

CheyTac Intervention The CheyTac Intervention also known as the CheyTac M200, is an American bolt-action sniper rifle manufactured by CheyTac USA, which can also be classified as an anti-materiel rifle. It is fed by a 7-round detachable single-stack magazine (an opti ...

, a bolt-action anti-materiel rifle * ''

Interventions ''Interventions'' is a book by Noam Chomsky, an American academic linguist and political activist. Published in May 2007, ''Interventions'' is a collection of 44 op-ed articles, post-9/11, from September 2002, through March 2007. The book's ...

'', a 2007 book by Noam Chomsky * Interventions, an imprint of

Ohio State University Press The Ohio State University Press is the university press of Ohio State University. It was founded in 1957. The OSU Press has published approximately 1700 books since its inception. The current director is Tony Sanfilippo, who had previously wor ...