Mental Illness and Homeless Baby-Boomers: What Can Be Done?

• By: Carroll Timothy Longshore Metro Community Health Centers NYSTART, Bronx, Manhattan and Queens
• October 1st, 2017
• aging population, chronic illness, healthcare coordination, homelessness, mental health, older adults, social services, supportive housing
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Greater longevity combined with the aging of the baby-boom generation is rapidly increasing the 50-and-over age group in the United States. The greatest surge will be seen among the population aged 65 and over, which is expected to increase by 65% by 2030 (“Demographics of an aging America”...