Treating Dual Diagnosis

Why is it important?

People with dual diagnosis struggle with both addiction and psychiatric problems. It is estimated that up to 80% of mental health patients have an addiction problem and vice versa. People with dual diagnosis are socially more vulnerable and they have a higher risk of hospitalization, relapse in substance use, committing violence and homelessness among other things.

At Fundacion Girasol we provide care and assistance with a holistic approach. Our dual diagnosis program consists of clinical treatment, outpatient treatment, part-time treatment, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and rehabilitation homes. Our collaboration with our partners in mental health care, addiction care, shelters for the homeless, housing cooperatives, home care, the police and the judiciary are all integral in our dual diagnosis treatment programs. We exclude nothing that has an impact on the life of a dual diagnosis patient.