Dual Diagnosis Resources

Dual Diagnosis Resources

The resources below are inteneded to educate and empower different groups about dual diagnosis of mental health and intellectual disability. This is important for enhancing the quality of life and well-being of individuals with dual diagnosis, improving competence for healthcare professionals and supporters, and reducing stigma.

Self Advocates

Parents

Resources for parents of people diagnosed with dual diagnosis of intellectual and developmental disabilties (I/DD) and mental illness.

Easy-to-read guides, videos, and other resources designed for self-advocates who have a dual diagnosis of intellectual and developmental disabilties (I/DD) and mental illness.

Direct Support Professionals

Healthcare Professionals

Resources for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) working with people who have or are suspected of having dual diagnosis.

Resources for health professionals working with people who have or are suspected of having dual diagnosis.

Self-Advocate Resources

• Created by self advocates with dual diagnosis, Feeling Down is an easy-to-read, user-friendly, interactive guide that helps people with developmental disabilities take charge of their mental health with the support of family, friends, and service providers.

Feeling Down

Anxiety Easy-Read Guide

• People with dual diagnosis can give voice to anxious feelings and concerns using this easy-to-read guide to anxiety.

Self-Advocacy Video for Dual Diagnosis

• This short video explains how developing strong self-advocacy skills can allow people with dual diagnosis to be a more effective participant in decisions that effect their own lives.

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Parent Resources

• A free guide written by families of a children with dual diagnoses with practical ideas and support, stories, and insights.

Family Guide

Dual Diagnosis Guide for Caregivers

• Guidebook with the tools for family and other caregivers to understand how mental illness might look in a person with a developmental disability.

Dual Diagnosis Parent Video

• A parents of a dually diagnosed person discusses her journey with dual diagnosis, offering tips to other parents in similar situations.

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Healthcare Professional Resources

Screening Tools for Mental Health and I/DD

• Read how researchers use personal stories to give voice to the concerns of people with co-occurring disabilities.

Trauma Informed Support Webinar

• This online video provides a view of trauma from the perspective of the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It explores the sources and effects of trauma on people with I/DD, including case studies.

Accessing Mental Health Services

• How can health professionals support people with dual diagnoses to access mental health services?

• The Self-Determination Inventory System (SDIS) for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities can be completed in about 15 minutes. Professionals do not need specialized training to use the SDIS, and it can be combined with other assessment tools for people who are dual diagnosed.

Self-Determination Inventory System

Direct Support Professional Resources

• Research Report indicating that people with dual diagnosis are significantly more likely to have better community integration when they receive individualized organizational supports.

Individualized Supports Research

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