Addressing the Unique Mental Health Challenges Brought on by Aging

• By: Ann Sullivan, MD New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• July 29th, 2024
• aging adults, assertive community treatment, Geriatric Mental Health Act, loneliness, mental health, substance use disorders, Summer 2024 Issue
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Older adults are one of the fastest-growing demographics in the nation and in New York State. There are currently about 4.6 million New Yorkers who are 60 years of age or older and another 4.2 million between the ages of 45 and 59. Individuals with wisdom and life experience are a gift to...

Mental Health Is Essential to Stability

• By: Diana El-Quan Herman Jesus Luis Noelle Socorro Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• April 20th, 2022
• assertive community treatment, crisis respite, housing, mental health, peers, social connections, Spring 2022 Issue, substance use, support
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We are seven New Yorkers ranging in age from the 20s to the 70s. We all have a variety of behavioral health needs and have benefited from S:US programs such as housing assistance and supported housing, crisis respite, care coordination, substance use treatment and recovery clinics and services,...