Concurrent Disorders
This service provides community support for individuals who experience a co-occurring mental health and substance use issue.
Concurrent Disorder Clinicians are regulated health care professionals who work with individuals in the community to meet there individualized treatment goals.
What to expect
When working with a Concurrent Disorders Clinician:
- Weekly or biweekly face-to-face appointments
- Ability to meet in community that best meets individual needs (home, park, other organizations, etc.)
- Support for scheduled appointments as required
- Completion of assessment and forms (ODSP, treatment referrals)
- Community-based treatment planning and individualized goal-setting
- Support for housing, primary care, basic needs, psychiatry, trauma counselling and community-based care
Individuals will be encouraged to attend Concurrent Disorders Skills and Support Group offered in Woodstock or Tillsonburg.
Eligibility Criteria
- Inclusion criteria (assessment tools on intake include GAIN-SS, risk assessment, MMS, DAST-20)
- Diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of a moderate to severe mental illness (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, pervasive symptoms, personality disorder, etc. affecting multiple levels of functioning)
- Minimal protective factors
- High level of risk – based on SI/HI; degree to which the individual’s perceptions, judgement or impulse control is impaired
- Low functional status – decreased ability to fulfill obligations at work, school, home, etc.
- Recovery and treatment history
Referral Process
Please connect with the Concurrent Disorders Team at oxford.concurrentdisorders@cmhatv.ca or complete our First Point of Contact Form.
Our fax number is 519-539-8371.
Who can make a referral?
Referrals can come through: professionals, Crisis/MHEART, primary care, and self-referrals through crisis or walk-in services.
Services Available for Concurrent Disorders
This is an integrated treatment model for individuals with substance use problems accompanied by a mental health issue and can include:
- Comprehensive psychiatric assessment
- Focused individual counselling
- Case management
- Pharmacotherapy
- Treatment planning and group preparation
- Group programming
- Referral to medical and non-medical services
- Family support and consultation
Community Partnerships
The Concurrent Disorders program works in partnership with the Oxford Addiction Treatment Strategy.
Individuals who do not require this level of support are directly connected to a partner program such as Substance Use Counselling, Community Opioid Addiction Program and other substance use supports. We are focused on strengthening community supports
Concurrent Disorders Skills and Support Groups
These groups are uniquely designed for individuals experiencing both mental health and substance use issues.
The groups incorporate a complimentary combination of Stages of Change Theory, Solution-Focused approach, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Groups are facilitated by Regulated Health Care Professionals. We welcome individuals at all stages of wellness and recovery. Our groups offer participants the opportunity to gain knowledge, insight, skills and mutual support in working toward recovery.
Stage One
Weekly (1.5 hours) for 12 weeks and is offered two times per year.
No matter which Stage of Change the individual is at, this group will offer opportunities to gain insight and learn skills to aid in recovery. Pre-registration is not required, although Public Health Restrictions may limit group size. A virtual option is available through Zoom.
Stage Two – Maintenance and Recovery
Weekly (1.5-2 hours) for eight weeks and is offered two times per year. Pre-registration is required. Please contact a concurrent disorders team member to assess readiness for this group. Group size: 10 – 12 individuals (Co-ed).