The first dual-diagnosis center on the US–Mexico border. Built to treat addiction and mental illness together — in the region that has never had access to integrated care.
More than half of people with a substance use disorder also have a co-occurring mental health condition — depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder. Treating one without the other leads to relapse.
The border region has the highest rates of untreated co-occurring disorders in North America — and almost no integrated treatment infrastructure. The JOY Sokoloff Center is being built to close that gap.
Each phase expands clinical capacity, residential capacity, and community reach — building toward a fully integrated dual-diagnosis treatment center.
Site preparation, foundation, and construction of the primary treatment building. Clinical intake, assessment rooms, and initial residential capacity for the first cohort.
In progressExpanded residential capacity, dedicated therapy suites, family visitation spaces, and specialized dual-diagnosis programming infrastructure.
Professional training facilities for specialists, community outreach offices, and long-term aftercare and reintegration infrastructure.
Traditional treatment separates addiction from mental health. The results are poor. The JOY Sokoloff Center is designed to treat both simultaneously with a single integrated team.
This is what the clinical literature has been recommending for 30 years. The border region is finally getting it.
Both specialties working together in the same facility with shared patient records and coordinated treatment plans.
Integrated pharmaceutical oversight for both mental health and substance use — avoiding dangerous interactions and optimizing outcomes.
The majority of people with co-occurring disorders have experienced significant trauma. The center's clinical model addresses this directly.
All clinical programming available in English and Spanish. Culture and language are built into the model — not added as an afterthought.
"The border has always been a place where two worlds meet. We are building the care infrastructure that both worlds deserve."
Every donation moves Phase 1 forward. The center will serve individuals who cannot access care anywhere else — on either side of the border.
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