A COUNTY SURVEY OF MENTAL-HEALTH-SERVICES IN DRUG-TREATMENT PROGRAMS

Forty-five administrators of drug treatment programs in Los Angeles Co unty were surveyed about the adequacy of mental health services within their program and the drug treatment system. Approximately half agree d that dually diagnosed clients are not served within the system, and the majority noted that their programs restrict admission of such clie nts. Administrators of outpatient drug-free programs and methadone mai ntenance programs were more likely to characterize their mental health services as inadequate or unavailable than were administrators of oth er types of programs. The findings suggest the need to increase awaren ess of the treatment needs of dually diagnosed clients in drug treatme nt programs.