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...

Physical Illness, Depression, and Late-Life Suicide: Considerations and Opportunities for Enhancing Suicide Prevention

• By: Emily S. Bower, PhD University of Rochester Medical Center Dept. of Psychiatry
• April 1st, 2019
• Ageism, functional impairment, healthcare interventions, late-life depression, older adults, physical illness, social isolation, suicide prevention
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Suicide rates in the United States increased from an age-adjusted rate of 11.3/100,000 in 2007 to 14.0/100,000 in 2017 (CDC Fatal Injury Data). During that same period, rates among adults 65 and older remained higher than the national rate, climbing from 14.3 to 17.1/100,000. Increased risk for...

What Do Age and Disability Mean in Our Culture

• By: Ashton Applewhite Author, Speaker, Advocate
• April 1st, 2019
• ableism, Ageism, aging population, disability rights, inclusion, intersectionality, social justice, stigma
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People with disabilities come in all ages, and almost all of us encounter some change in physical or mental capacity as we grow old. Yet, we act as though old people never become disabled and disabled people never grow old. Academics and policymakers approach disability and aging as separate...