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Treatment Services and Service Delivery Models for Dually Diagnosed ClientsVariations Across Mental Health and Substance AbuseProviders

Gil-Rivas, Virginia Ph.D.
Grella, Christine E. Ph.D.

¹Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, NC, Charlotte, 28273, USA,
²Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, UCLA Neuropyschiatric Institute, Los Angeles, USA,

Address correspondence to Virginia Gil-Rivas, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28273; e-mail: [email protected].

Community Mental Health Journal 41(3):p 251-266, June 2005.

This paper reports on a survey of administrators (n = 26) and staff (n = 248) in 10 mental health and 16 substance abuse programs in Los Angeles County providing services to individuals with co-occurring disorders. Although half or more of the administrators and staff reported that their programs had some degree of on-site service integration, there was a lack of agreement within most programs as to the extent of integration. Characteristics of services provided and interactions with other service providers are also examined. Future research is needed regarding the divergent perceptions of administrators and staff and their relationship to treatment outcomes.