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What is aftercare?
Aftercare, often referred to as transitional or supportive living, is a structured step-down level of care designed for individuals with dual diagnosis as they move from primary treatment back into independent life. It provides a supportive environment where recovery skills can be practiced in real-world settings while maintaining access to therapeutic support, accountability, and life skills development.
This phase is especially important because it helps bridge the gap between the intensity of primary treatment and the responsibilities of daily living, reducing the risk of relapse, psychiatric destabilization, and overwhelm. By offering continued structure, peer support, and clinical oversight, aftercare allows individuals to strengthen coping skills, stabilize routines, and build confidence—laying a sustainable foundation for long-term recovery and independence.
How will it be different?
What will feel different is the pace, the responsibility, and the sense of ownership over daily life. Compared to primary treatment, aftercare or transitional living offers more freedom and autonomy, while still providing structure and support.
You have access to your phone, and are able to come and go from the houses independently.
Individuals begin making more day-to-day decisions on their own—managing schedules, practicing coping skills in real-world situations, navigating work, school, or relationships—rather than having everything guided or contained for them. There is often a stronger focus on integration: applying what was learned in treatment while experiencing normal stressors, with support close at hand. This balance can feel both empowering and challenging, but it is exactly what helps build confidence, resilience, and readiness for independent living.