This document explores the current evidence and landscape of care provision

for people with concurrent disorders, focusing on integrating mental health and

substance use services, as well as emphasizing a recovery-oriented approach

to treatment. It aims to provide insights into the challenges, best practices, and

strategies for both providers and organizations to improve the quality of care and

outcomes for this population.

A one-page infographic describing the model of care and key domains. 

We brought health care providers, researchers, and people with lived experience

together in a study that used the Delphi method. Incorporating the results of three

survey rounds, we have constructed a model for delivering integrated and recoveryoriented

care for people with complex concurrent mental health and substance

use challenges. The model of care is structured around a set of guiding principles,

core domains, and care indicators, and each domain includes (a) reflective practice

questions for providers and (b) organizational opportunities for change.