Time to Confront the Challenges of an Aging America

• By: Michael B. Friedman, LMSW Mental Health Policy Advocate
• July 29th, 2024
• aging adults, behavioral health, caregiver support, dementia, healthcare disparities, mental health, substance use disorders, Summer 2024 Issue
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America is aging rapidly.1 Over the next few decades, the proportion of adults 65 and older will come to exceed the proportion of children under 18 – an historic first.2 And as the number of older adults grows from approximately 56 million at the beginning of this decade to 85 million in 2050,3...