Indexes measure program across seven dimensions

Providers who want to evolve their programs may use the Dual Diagnosis Capability in Addiction Treatment (DDCAT) Index or the Dual Diagnosis Capability in Mental Health Treatment (DDCMHT) Index to objectively measure their programs.

The DDCAT and DDCMHT establish benchmarks for providing evidence-based treatment services to people with co-occurring disorders. The indexes ask questions about seven dimensions within three primary areas of policy, clinical practice, and workforce.

Policy
Dimension 1: Program Structure	Do your overall program structure and policies help or inhibit providing services for individuals with co-occurring disorders?
Dimension 2: Program Milieu	Are the staff and physical environment welcoming and receptive to individuals with co-occurring disorders?
Clinical practice
Dimension 3: Assessment	How does your staff make distinctions between symptoms, substance-induced disorders, or actual psychiatric disorders that may need treatment?
Dimension 4: Treatment	How do your clinical assessment and treatment procedures and protocols rate in relation to co-occurring disorder assessment and treatment?
Dimension 5: Continuity of Care	How does your program handle continuing care and monitoring for individuals with co-occurring disorders?
Workforce
Dimension 6: Staffing	Do any staff members have expertise in assessing and treating individuals with co-occurring disorders?
Dimension 7: Training	Are staff members adequately trained and supported for the assessment and treatment of individuals with co-occurring disorders?