Older Adults & Mental Health Links/Resources...

The E4 https://e4center.org/
Engage, Educate, and Empower for Equity:
E4 Center of Excellence for
Behavioral Health Disparities in Aging The mission of the E4 Center is to engage, empower, and educate health care providers and community-based organizations for equity in behavioral health for older adults and their families. E4 will achieve this through the provision of education, implementation resources, and technical assistance regarding mental health, substance use, and their intersection with physical health. To learn more, please watch the video below or please click here.
Toolkit...
https://e4center.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/E4_Toolkit_FINAL.pdf

• The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing 5/19/2022 Mental Health Care for Older Adults: Raising Awareness, Addressing Stigma, and Providing Support 

​Mental Health Care for Older Adults: Raising Awareness, Addressing Stigma, and Providing Support
 
Dear Friends:
Last week, I held a hearing, “Mental Health Care for Older Adults: Raising Awareness, Addressing Stigma, and Providing Support” to examine opportunities to improve mental health services for older adults.
I highlighted my bipartisan Advancing Integration in Medicare and Medicaid Act (S.4273), which would require states to create a plan to address fragmentation in Medicare and Medicaid. Many older adults and people with disabilities rely on Medicare and Medicaid for mental health services and too many face roadblocks accessing the support they need.
Many of our aging loved ones suffer in silence due to stigma, so we must improve access and destigmatize mental health.
Sincerely,

Robert P. Casey Jr.
Chairman, Senate Special Committee on Aging
United States Senator