Intervention

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Intervention may refer to:

Interventionism (politics)
- Humanitarian intervention, an attempt to reduce suffering within a state through armed conflict
- Entente intervention in the Russian Civil War at 1918-1925
- Invasion or military offensive
Intervention (counseling), an attempt to compel a subject to "get help" for an addiction or other problem
- Cognitive interventions, a set of techniques and therapies practiced in counseling
Economic interventionism, when a central bank buys or sells foreign currencies in an attempt to adjust exchange rates
Intervention (law), a legal procedure for a nonparty to enter an ongoing lawsuit
Health intervention, an effort to promote good health behaviour or to prevent bad health behaviour
Art intervention, an interaction with a previously existing artwork, audience, or venue/space
The Ottaviani Intervention, a study written by Cardinals Alfredo Ottaviani and Antonio Bacci to Pope Paul VI concerning changes to the Catholic Mass
Well intervention, a term for the maintenance and repair of oil and gas wells
CheyTac Intervention, a long range sniper rifle
Intervention (consulting), term used in the field of Organizational Development
Northern Territory National Emergency Response, often referred to as "the intervention", changes to welfare provision introduced by the Australian government in 2007

Popular media

Intervention (TV series), a documentary series
- Intervention Canada, a spinoff of the US TV series.
"Intervention" (Buffy episode), an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
"Intervention" (Convention), an annual Internet Culture convention held in Rockville Maryland
"Intervention" (How I Met Your Mother), an episode of How I Met Your Mother
"Intervention" (song), a song by Arcade Fire from Neon Bible
"Intervention", a song by Madonna from American Life
Intervention, a novel by Robin Cook
Intervention, a science fiction novel in the Galactic Milieu Series by Julian May
"Intervention", a song by Dope from the album Felons and Revolutionaries
"Intervention", a song by Soulfly from the album Enslaved
"The Intervention", an episode of the Adult Swim animated television series, Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1
Intervention, a song by Nine Lashes from the album World we View