Dual Diagnosis – How Using Alcohol and Other Substances Can Impact on Mental Health

"In this workshop we will:
• Define the term ‘Dual Diagnosis’
• Understand Dual Diagnosis's importance within a Human Rights context.
• Look at a range of common mental health issues and explain the behavioural impact of these disorders.
• Understand the potential impacts on someone with diagnosed Dual Diagnosis
• Learn how to develop an effective strategy for supporting an individual with this diagnosis.
• Summarise barriers to collaboration between mental health and substance services and how these might potentially be overcome."