Girard Medical Center is a private hospital that provides psychiatric and addiction services for adults in lower north Philadelphia and surrounding communities.  The community has a highly diverse population and thus provides a rich sociocultural experience for clinical training. 

Program participants include African American (55%), Caucasian (40%), Hispanic (15%), and other adult participants 18 years and older, typically diagnosed with co-occurring psychiatric disorders and addictions, and with history of significant and persistent violence and trauma.  Approximately 65% are male, 35% female, and an unknown percentage are transgender.  Approximately 75% are diagnosed with co-occurring disorders, 15% are diagnosed with a mental health diagnosis without a substance use disorder, and 10% are diagnosed with a substance use disorder without a mental health disorder.  For those with substance use disorders, 85% have multiple drugs of choice, and their primary drug of choice includes opiates (65%), cocaine (20%), benzodiazepines (10%), and alcohol (5%).