Compared to adolescents with a single diagnosis of mental illness or substance use disorder, adolescents with both disorders experience more hospitalizations, arrests, violent conflicts, suicide attempts, and actual suicides. Topics covered in this skill-building webinar include: the intersection of mental illness and substance use disorder; making a diagnosis; three types of co-occurring disorders treatment; integrated co-occurring disorders treatment; evidence-based approaches to co-occurring disorders treatment; and long-term prognosis for adolescents with co-occurring disorders.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Articulate the intersection between mental illness and substance use disorder among adolescents.
- recognize the components of integrated co-occurring disorder treatment
- Work with adolescents with co-occurring disorders more effectively