Engage, Assess, Treat: Strategies for the Aging Network to Address Behavioral Health

The National Council on Aging is hosting a webinar to educate the aging network on mental health issues that older adults may experience. This webinar will discuss strategies for talking to older adults about mental health. It will also cover the importance of screening individuals for anxiety and depression and discuss options for providing or referring individuals to treatment. The webinar will share best practices and lessons learned from two initiatives that focused on providing mental health services through senior centers.

 

The presenter for this webinar is Jo Anne Sirey, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Institute for Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College.