Standing Grantee Call:
Aging and Mental Health (July 6, 2006)

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This call provided a summary of issues related to mental illness in older adults. A speaker from the Administration on Aging (AoA) discussed activities in mental health, while a speaker from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) discussed initiatives and activities concerning older adults.

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Related Materials

Aging and Mental Health Call Presentation (PDF) or (Powerpoint)
This presentation by AoA, SAMHSA, and Lewin addresses mental health issues for older adults.
Added Jul-06-2006

Feedback

Number of Respondents: 4

Importance of options counseling to the implementation of your ADRC project:

100 percent - Very important

Depth of information appropriate to background in the subject:

75 percent - Provided sufficient background as well as new information
25 percent - Materials was more basic than needed

Sufficiency of information to the concepts to your project:

50 percent - There was sufficient information
50 percent - Would like more information

Format of the call (panel discussion followed by Q&A):

100 percent - Liked the format

Speaker rating:

50 percent - Very Good
50 percent - Good

Interest in additional resources:

100 percent - Would be interested in additional resources

Suggestions for additional useful resources:

• More information on how to handle frequent callers, paranoid callers, etc. in order to use staff time more efficiently.
• More information and discussion concerning legal issues and the mentally ill, especially in regard to their rights.

Suggestions about what kinds of reports/products for us to develop related to aging and mental health:

• Conference session or workshop concerning dependencies such as substance abuse or compulsive gambling as they affect the elderly or disabled may be useful.