MONTCLAIR, CA – October 05, 2026 – PRESSADVANTAGE –
Millions of American adults live with both a mental health condition and a substance use disorder, and most are treated for one of them or neither. In 2024, federal survey data counted 21.2 million adults with both, and only 14.5 percent of those adults received treatment for both. That gap is where The Bridge of Montclair, a residential treatment center in Montclair, California, builds its approach to dual diagnosis treatment.
Dual diagnosis, also called co-occurring disorders, describes a person who has a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder at the same time. The overlap is common. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that among the 46.3 million adults with a substance use disorder in 2024, 45.8 percent also had a mental illness. The agency also noted that funding and treatment systems for mental health and substance use have historically often been separate, even though the people they serve frequently live with both.
The Bridge of Montclair describes its dual diagnosis program as one that addresses substance use and mental health disorders together rather than in sequence. The center holds that people in this position need a team of mental health professionals who have experience with addiction and with co-occurring disorders. Residents take part in one-on-one therapy sessions with licensed professionals and have access to psychiatrists and to medication-assisted treatment.
The reasoning behind that structure is one the center states plainly. Treating only one condition, as The Bridge of Montclair puts it, can leave the other in place and feed a cycle of substance use and relapse. The center also points to stigma. Because dual diagnosis treatment treats the two conditions as connected rather than separate problems, the center says it can help reduce that stigma. That is a perspective, not a guarantee, and it reflects how the practice frames its work rather than a prediction for any individual.
The center’s materials describe a residential program as a structured, healthy environment for recovery. Residential care is not the right fit for everyone, and a clinical assessment typically decides what level of care a person needs, which is why the center’s materials point readers toward a conversation with its treatment specialists before any decision is made.
Dual diagnosis care sits alongside the center’s other programs, which include medical detox, medication-assisted treatment and residential inpatient treatment. Families considering treatment for a loved one often arrive overwhelmed, unsure what questions to ask or which level of care applies. The center’s website offers a frequently asked questions page and a confidential insurance verification form, both meant to answer practical questions before anyone commits to anything, and both are available to read or complete without leaving home.
The national numbers suggest why those questions matter. When most adults with co-occurring conditions receive care for only one of them, the quality of a first conversation about treatment can shape what comes after. Plain information about what dual diagnosis means, what a residential program involves and who will be involved is a reasonable place to start.
For more information about dual diagnosis treatment, visit thebridgemontclair.com.
The Bridge of Montclair is a residential addiction treatment center located in Montclair, California. The center provides medical detox, medication-assisted treatment, residential inpatient treatment and dual diagnosis care for people living with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.
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For more information about The Bridge Montclair, contact the company here:
The Bridge Montclair
The Bridge Montclair
1-833-982-3682
admissions@thebridgemontclair.com
4515 Orchard St
Montclair, CA 91763
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