JOY Sokoloff Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center
The first dual-diagnosis center on the US-Mexico border. 11,250 m² in Rancho Dos Palmas, Tijuana. Three construction phases, $3.1M total. Named in honor of Kiril Sokoloff.
In development · Phase 1
Givinghood Foundation builds binational access to mental health care, addiction recovery, prevention programs, and family support across Southern California and the US–Mexico border. We don't soften what hurts. We meet it with care.
Givinghood Foundation was born at the intersection of two communities, two healthcare systems, and too many families who lost someone to something that could have been treated in time.
We work in school prevention, binational residential recovery, family support, scholarships for those who can't afford treatment, and we're building the first Dual Diagnosis Center on the border: JOY Sokoloff.
Our convictions are simple. Addiction is illness, not moral failure. Empathy is a clinical tool. Human dignity is non-negotiable. And mental health, like life, is rarely linear.
Mental health and addiction aren't abstractions. They're the reason this foundation exists, and the reason every program has urgency.
The first dual-diagnosis center on the US-Mexico border. 11,250 m² in Rancho Dos Palmas, Tijuana. Three construction phases, $3.1M total. Named in honor of Kiril Sokoloff.
Workshops for families, teens, educators. Fentanyl, screens, regulation.
Residential recovery via Clínica Libre de Adicciones — 20 years of operation.
Codependency, relapse prevention, communication. Family is part of treatment.
Full residential treatment, covered completely — for those who can't afford it.
"Some absences don't close. We learn to carry them — and carry others, so they don't have to."
A testimonial-poetic-clinical memoir of two decades treating addiction at the border. Approximately 90 pages, first person, by Alexandra Rubio Barroso. Early readers welcome.
Six concrete ways to make this real. None of them are too small.
Tax-deductible. 100% goes directly to programs and treatment access.
Give now →Sponsor a treatment from $25/month. Predictable funding saves lives.
Start monthly →Donate-at-checkout, event sponsorships, volunteer days, brand collaborations.
Let's talk →Mental health professionals — bilingual preferred. Remote + in-person.
Apply →Medical equipment, physical space, knowledge, networks.
Contribute →Share our stories, not just our statistics. Reach matters.
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