There's a mental health crisis facing older adults in their families.  About 1 in 4 older adults experiences a mental health condition, including depression, anxiety, dementia, substance use and more, yet 67% of them struggle to get adequate mental health care, resulting in worse medical and mental health outcomes, like suicide. Herein lies the crisis.

In this podcast episode, I discuss the mental health crisis older adults and their families are facing and I share a big announcement about what I aim to do about it.

Here's what you'll learn in this episode:

• [03:33] What are the rates of mental health conditions among older adults?
• [05:02] What happens when mental health conditions go untreated in older adults?
• [07:16] What makes older adult mental health is a health care problem?
• [09:19] 5 ways to improve access to mental health care for older adults
• [13:07] A family faces mental health concerns at the end of life
• [15:49] What are the benefits of mental health care for older adults?
• [19:23] Learn why this topic is so important to me.
• [21:27] BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!! Learn what program I am creating to improve mental health care for older adults

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