Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Website: https://acl.gov/
Behavioral Health Resources from ACL (includes training and toolkits, publications, behavioral health profiles, and archived event materials).
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Website: https://www.cdc.gov/
- CDC’s Still Going Strong Campaign specifically its focus on social connectedness
- Suicide Prevention Resource for Action
- CDC Mental Health
E4 Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities in Aging
Website: https://e4center.org/
The E4 Center is a SAMHSA funded program that measurably advances training and workforce capacity with a specific focus on the community-based implementation of evidence-based practices and programs for vulnerable older adults who experience the greatest behavioral and physical health disparities in the nation.
Check out our upcoming live events for events with leading experts, and free CE for most disciplines, and our Clinician and Community Resources, Toolkits, and webinar archive for additional education on working with older adults. We offer Online Training Modules which include CE and non-CE programming such as 4Ms Behavioral Health, 988 Crisis Call Center trainings, and Foundational Competencies in Older Adult Mental Health Online Certificate Program. Please reach out with any questions or technical assistance and training requests by emailing E4Center@rush.edu.
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Website: https://www.hrsa.gov/
Train Health Care Workers About Dementia | Bureau of Health Workforce (hrsa.gov)
- An overview of dementia and Health Care Provider Roles
- Sixteen modules each contain a presentation, references and a faculty guide.
- How providers address caregiver needs
- Four modules help providers understand and address caregiver needs.
- Helping caregivers
- Five modules teach caregivers of persons living with dementia how to take care of their own health and cope with the challenges of caregiving.
HRSA Integrated Behavioral Health Resource Library
- Provides resources across many different health topics, clinical practices, and settings.
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
National Council on Aging (NCOA)
Website: https://www.ncoa.org/
NCOA’s website includes trusted content on topics such as managing chronic conditions, falls prevention, healthy eating, Medicare, financial well-being and the benefits of senior centers. Explore content from experts across the country:
Resources for Professionals[LP1] :
- Behavioral Health Programs for Older Adults
- NISC's Senior Center Programs of Excellence
- All Americans Deserve Quality Obesity Care without Stigma
- Creating Inclusive Depression Care for Older Asian Americans: What Community Organizations Can Do
- Anxiety, Depression, and Sleep: The Pandemic's Toll on Older Adult Mental Health
- How to Bring Mental Health Concerns up During Doctor Visits
- Excess Weight, Food Security, and Mental Health: Is There A Connection?
- Mental Health and Chronic Pain in Older Adults
- Can Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Affect Older Adults’ Mental Health?
- How Excess Weight Impacts Our Mental and Emotional Health
- 5 Tips for Seniors Creating Healthy Meal Plans
- Find Resources for Older Adults After a Disaster
- Online Therapy: A Mental Health Guide for Older Adults
- Stress and How to Reduce It: A Guide for Older Adults
- There's Always Someone to Turn to: How the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Can Help
- Suicide and Older Adults: What You Should Know
- Get the Facts on Healthy Aging
Resources to share with Older Adults:
- How Common is Depression in Older Adults?
- Anxiety and Older Adults: A Guide to Getting the Relief You Need
- How to Find Trustworthy Mental Health Information Online
- Eating Disorders Don’t Discriminate on the Basis of Age or Gender
- Tips for Talking to Older Adults About Substance Use
- Navigating Social Isolation and Loneliness as an Older Adult
- Digital Literacy
- What is Substance Abuse
- 7 Ways Older Adults Can Manage Their Mental Health
Check out some of our tools for older adults:
- BenefitsCheckUp.org – A free benefits screening tool
- AgeWellPlanner.org – Personalized assistance on topics such as finance, Medicare, health, and wellness
- Share our Falls Free CheckUp: https://www.ncoa.org/age-well-planner/assessment/falls-free-checkup
Register today for NCOA’s Age + Action conference on May 27-30 at AgeAction.org.
Stay connected! Join our newsletter.
Become a National Association of Senior Centers (NISC) member: NISC Membership Application
Resources from NCOA’s Partners:
- Discover a mental health and aging coalition or healthy aging coalition . https://www.ncmha.org/
- Read the Generations United Report on Grandfamilies and Building Resilience. https://www.gu.org/resources/building-resilience-grandfamilies-mental-health-and-wellness/
- Research PEARLS or another behavioral health evidence-based program in my area. https://www.ncoa.org/article/advancing-behavioral-health-programs-for-older-adults
- Attend additional continuing education in this area such as through the E4 Center. https://e4center.org/
- Find a local nutrition provider (such as congregate nutrition or Meals on Wheels) in my area through the Eldercare Locator. https://eldercare.acl.gov/Public/Index.aspx
- Find a local hoarding task force . https://hoarding.iocdf.org/hoarding-task-forces/
- Promote the 988 Suicide Crisis Lifeline. https://988lifeline.org/
- National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging
