National Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day 2020 Set for May 7

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is joing with the the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and the National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging (NCMHA) to offer National Older Adults Mental Health Awareness Day 2020 on May 7. The goal is to foster a thoughtful discussion on ways to prevent social isolation and promote mental health during the pandemic era. Suicide, depression, anxiety, and problems with alcohol and medications are issues that older men and women face. National Older Adults Mental Health Awareness Day 2020 will feature remarks from Lance Robertson, ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging, and Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use. Additionally, it will share the latest information on social isolation and loneliness from Dr. Dilip Jeste, University of California San Diego Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry.