How the Pandemic Turned Behavioral Healthcare for Older Adults on Its Head

• By: Nancy Harvey, LMSW Service Program for Older People (SPOP)
• October 11th, 2022
• aging, anti-racism, behavioral healthcare, COVID-19, Fall 2022 Issue, frontline staff, older adults, pandemic, telehealth, training
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The past three years have brought about the greatest transformation in behavioral healthcare practices that I have seen in four decades. I have served as Chief Executive Officer of Service Program for Older People (SPOP) for 33 years. We provide community-based behavioral healthcare for adults...

Aging in Supportive Housing: One Fall Away from Institutionalization

• By: Rebecca Heller, LCSW The Bridge Lisa Furst, LMSW, MPH Vibrant Emotional Health
• April 1st, 2020
• accessibility, aging, older adults, supportive housing
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Lucy is a 62-year-old woman who has lived in supportive housing for over a decade. She has been treated for bipolar I disorder and has a history of suicidality. Like many older adults with mental health challenges, Lucy has several chronic health problems which are monitored by her primary care...