Transforming Lives: The Mission of Our LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center
The journey towards healing and recovery from mental health concerns and substance use can be a lonely one, particularly for individuals who may already experience societal marginalization — such as those in the LGBTQIA+ community.
Our LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center
Understanding LGBTQ+ Experiences With Dual Diagnosis
With 48% of LGBTQIA+ youths engaging in self-harm practices and 68% experiencing generalized anxiety disorder, dual diagnosis presents a unique challenge.2
The Challenges of LGBTQ+ People
LGBTQIA+ individuals navigate a world that often presents additional challenges when it comes to mental health and substance use. In fact, members of the LGBTQIA+ community are significantly more likely to experience these challenges compared to their heteronormative counterparts.3
Stigma and Discrimination
Dual Diagnosis and Its Intersection with LGBTQIA+ Identities
Barriers Preventing LGBTQ Care
This lack of support can result in inadequate treatment, misdiagnosis, or a complete avoidance of the healthcare system. This emphasizes the importance of effective LGBTQ dual diagnosis treatment centers.
LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center: The Mile High Approach to Treatment
Safe Environment for All Gender Identities And Sexual Orientations
Integrating Evidence-Based Care and Cultural Competence Wellness Plan
Who We Are and What We Do
What to Expect at MHRC’s LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center
Specialized Assessment
- Their mental health history
- Substance use patterns
- Impact of their LGBTQIA+ identity on their well-being
Personalized Treatment Planning
Therapies Offered at Our LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Experience reduced symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues
- Manage cravings and triggers, leading to a reduction in substance use
- Regulate their emotions to cope with stress and adversity
- Improve self-esteem and view of themselves
- Adapt healthier coping strategies for dealing with life’s challenges
- Build resilience against future stressors and challenges
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT at our LGBTQ dual diagnosis treatment center is designed to help people manage difficult emotions and improve relationships through a balance of acceptance and change.
- Enhanced emotional regulation to reduce impulsivity and the likelihood of substance misuse
- Improved interpersonal relationships in both personal and professional lives
- Tools to tolerate and survive crises without resorting to self-destructive behaviors
- Mindfulness helps clients stay present and grounded
Trauma Focused Therapy
In trauma-focused therapies, we address the root cause of mental health and substance use disorders. This helps the clients process and heal from past trauma. The sessions include various strategies, including eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR).
- Establishing a safe therapeutic environment
- Guiding clients through the process of confronting and reprocessing memories of traumatic events
- Helping clients integrate their trauma experience into their lives in a healthy way
Meditation
Meditation and mindfulness-based therapies are part of the wellness plans at MHRC. These practices enhance our existing treatments by offering a holistic approach to recovery, focusing on mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
- Learning to manage their emotions effectively, reducing impulsivity and the risk of substance misuse
- Decreasing symptoms of anxiety and depression, contributing to an improved mental health state
- Providing clients with effective mechanisms for managing stress, cravings, and triggers in a healthy manner
- Encouraging a kind, non-judgmental attitude toward oneself, crucial for healing and recovery.
Group Therapy
- Clients can share their experiences, challenges, and successes, which helps reduce feelings of isolation and stigma.
- Participants offer each other emotional support, understanding, and encouragement, enhancing the recovery process.
- Group sessions often focus on developing coping strategies, communication skills, and healthy behaviors in a supportive group context.
- Clients gain insights from the diverse experiences and coping strategies of their peers.
Family Therapy
Challenging Misconceptions and Stigma
Families are also guided in planning for a future that includes open communication, mutual respect, and unconditional support. With the family therapy sessions, we aim to develop coping strategies for external stigma or discrimination and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ individual’s identity.
Supportive Community and Peer Networks
Education and Advocacy
Your Path to Healing Starts at Mile High’s LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center
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Resources
- https://www.samhsa.gov/medications-substance-use-disorders/medications-counseling-related-conditions/co-occurring-disorders
- https://www.sageusa.org/news-posts/startling-mental-health-statistics-among-lgbtq-are-a-wake-up-call/
- https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/20230613/samhsa-releases-new-data-lesbian-gay-bisexual-behavioral-health
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7401198/
- https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-023-04632-z#:~:text=Compared%20to%20patients%20without%20COD,CI%3A%201.23%E2%80%932.78).
- https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2013/06/13/a-survey-of-lgbt-americans/