SENIOR LIVING: Funding senior mental health, wellbeing initiatives
As a charity organization, the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia raises money to support mental health initiatives in communities across the ...
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Does Medicare cover mental health care?
Many older adults are undiagnosed or untreated for mental health conditions because symptoms like depression or anxiety are often mistaken for normal aging. Yet, mental health issues...
Medicare and Mental Health – Plans, Services, Helplines
Mental health issues affect even older adults. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, in 2023, 1 in 5 adults over age 65 experienced depression or anxiety...
Increasing isolation affecting seniors’ mental health
Isolation is a big piece and will continue to be a big piece when it comes to seniors’ mental health, says a counsellor with the Calgary Counselling...
Mental health diagnoses jump among seniors
Diagnoses jumped nearly 60% among seniors since 2019, a new analysis finds.
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Reducing the stigma of mental health for men 75 years or older
A new report from the CDC says men 75 and older are at highest risk of suicide, and there's a reason for it.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A record...
UNK senior finds empowerment on path to mental health career
KEARNEY, Neb. Empowering. University of Nebraska at Kearney senior Olivia Longmore uses that one word to describe the past three years.“My time at UNK has not been...
Older adults’ mental health is resilient during pandemic, new study finds
Older U.S. adults are showing signs of resilience and perseverance in...
