From Collaboration to Impact: How a Foundation and CBO Are Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce for Older Adults

• By: Catherine Thurston, LCSW Service Program for Older People (SPOP) Marc Damsky, MPH Mother Cabrini Health Foundation (MCHF)
• January 19th, 2026
• Ageism, aging workforce, interprofessional collaboration, interview, mental health, rural healthcare, social work training, Winter 2026 Issue, workforce retention
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I am delighted that my colleague Marc Damsky, Senior Program Officer at the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation (MCHF), has joined me for a conversation about workforce innovation as it relates to mental health and aging. We are proud that MCHF is currently supporting two workforce projects at Service...

A Social Determinants Perspective of the Intersection of Ageism, Racism and Social Isolation During COVID-19

• By: Gilbert Nick, LMSW, MPA Katie Schloss, BA Helen-Maria Lekas, PhD Kerstin Pahl, PhD Crystal Fuller Lewis, PhD Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
• January 1st, 2021
• access to care and treatment, Ageism, community, COVID-19, loneliness, older adults, racism, social determinants of health, social isolation, winter 2021 issue
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There is now well-established evidence on how long-standing systemic health and social inequities compound one’s risk of acquiring COVID-19. However, further research is needed to explore how disadvantaged social status(es) may interact with mandated or recommended social policies that aim to...