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| Mental Health Care and Older Adults: Facts and Policy Recommendations
Includes a listing of the obstacles of good mental health for older adults. |
| Older Adult Consumer Mental Health Alliance
Get the facts about the prevalence of mental health problems in older adults. |
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| Alcohol Abuse Self-Assessment
Answer questions about your habits of drinking alcohol. Feedback provided based on your responses. Find mental health resources based on your zip code. |
| Mental Health Self-Assessment
Answer questions about your mental health. Feedback provided based on your responses. Find mental health resources based on your zip code. |
| Mind and Body Fitness Self-Assessment
Take a few minutes to ask yourself some questions. Your answers will reveal how aware you are of the connection between mental and physical health. |
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| Depression in Older Adults
Includes a listing of the obstacles of good mental health for older adults. |
| Doggone It! Can Pets Improve Your Health?
A new look at studies on pets suggests that your furry (or scaly, or feathery) friend may be linked to better physical and mental health, especially for the elderly. |
| Emory Center for Late Life Depression
The Fuqua Center is dedicated to: 1) Improving older adults' access to treatment of depression, and 2) Improving public awareness and understanding of depression in older adults in order to de-stigmatize and eliminate discrimination associated with mental illness. [Contact Info] |
| Georgia Mental Health Network
A compilation of information about state and national mental health resources. |
| Mental Health and Aging
The Mental Health and Aging Web site will assist older adults, their families and caregivers in obtaining mental health services specific to the needs of older adults. |
| Mental Health Benefits of Exercise
"You'll be surprised to learn what exercise and fitness can do for you!" |
| Mental Health Exercises
A collection of useful tools to get the most of your mental health. |
| Mental Health Services Locator
Search for services by city, type of organization, or by state. |
| The National Mental Health Association
The country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With more than 340 affiliates nationwide, NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans. |
| National Mental Health Information Center - Elderly Links
A collection of links for organizations and online resources. |
| National Mental Health Information Center - National Toll-Free Help Lines
The numbers listed below can be dialed toll-free from anywhere within the United States. These organizations provide mental health information and referrals, and in some cases, crisis counseling.
- National Mental Health Association
800-969-NMHA (6642)
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| NIHSeniorHealth.gov
This website for older adults was developed by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine, both part of the National Institutes of Health. |
| Older Adult Consumer Mental Health Alliance
A national nonprofit organization dedicated to advocacy and public education on behalf of older Americans affected by mental disorders. |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminstration (SAMHSA)
Visit this website to find an extensive list of resources related to all aspects of mental health.
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