More than 50% of adults living with HIV are ages 50 or older, which will climb to 70% by 2030. Read the new #GenerationsToday to learn all about this population and ongoing efforts to help. Just in time for HIV Long-Term Survivors Day on 6/9: generations.asaging.org/may-june-2024

All episodes of the Beyond Generations Webcast on Promoting Mental Health Equity as We Age Through Trauma and Resilience Lenses are available now! Featuring Tobi Abramson, Julia Weinman, Regina Koepp, David Camacho, and Trina Clayeux! asaging.org/beyond-generat…

A new therapy called PROTECT has been effective in older crime victims with depression. Jo Anne Sirey, Isabel Rollandi and Clare Culver explain how it works in #GenerationsJournal :
generations.asaging.org/connecting-cri…

Learn all about a smart training center for providers working with older adults who need mental health and substance use help. Nice piece by Erin Emery-Tiburcio, Susan Buehler and Laura Donnan, in #GenerationsJournal , here: generations.asaging.org/e4-center-exce…

Super cool elder-led community model in Japan born out of a natural disaster empowers older adults, helps the community, and brightens everyone’s life. Called the Ibasho Model in #GenerationsJournal : generations.asaging.org/ibasho-model-e…

Undocumented immigrants & people with serious mental illness or intellectual disabilities have mental health care needs not being met. Marcia G. Hunt, Teresa Moro, and Padraic Stanley, LCSW, describe what needs to happen, in #GenerationsJournal :
generations.asaging.org/mental-health-…

COVID accelerated digital mental health options, creating access, privacy and regulation issues. What are the complex outcomes? Drs. Saeed Hashem and Ipsit V. Vahia have all the answers in an excellent #GenerationsJournal piece: generations.asaging.org/digital-mental…

‘There has been very little investigation into the mental health literacy of older adults.’ So what do they know and how that knowledge or lack affect them? Lisa Furst and Kimberly Williams have all the answers in #GenerationsJournal : generations.asaging.org/mental-health-…

'We can all have a say in our care—and the best way to get the care that’s right for us is to talk about it.' Read Kate DeBartolo and Patty Webster's #GenerationsNow article to learn more about how to start these important conversations. generations.asaging.org/starting-helpf…

📝 APPLICATIONS OPEN | American Society Aging has opened its applications for Cohort 4 of the ASA RISE program—a launching pad for the next generation of leaders in #aging & aims to create a #BIPOC leadership pool that improves policies & programs.

Apply by June 30: ow.ly/YTRB50Rwfza

On Aging 2024 Rewind: Check out the On Tech @ On Aging keynote, Our Age-Tech Future, sponsored by Uber Health! vimeo.com/949645049

On Aging 2024 Rewind: Watch Building a National Movement for All Americans to Age with Health, Dignity and Connection, a keynote from #OnAging2024 featuring Kim McCoy Wade, Rani E. Snyder, and Kari Benson and sponsored by West Health & The John A. Hartford Foundation vimeo.com/941104374

Learn all about a smart training center for providers working with older adults who need mental health and substance use help. Nice piece by Erin Emery-Tiburcio, Susan Buehler and Laura Donnan, in #GenerationsJournal , here: generations.asaging.org/e4-center-exce…

A new therapy called PROTECT has been effective in older crime victims with depression. @Jo Anne Sirey, Isabel Rollandi and Clare Culver explain how it works in #GenerationsJournal :
generations.asaging.org/connecting-cri…

On Aging 2024 Rewind: Check out Gilead's keynote, The Duality of Aging with HIV: Understanding the Structural and Policy Barriers for Older People Living with HIV, from #OnAging2024 ! vimeo.com/941090476 Gilead Sciences

ASA has developed a quick toolkit to help our members spread awareness and share valuable resources on older adult mental health. Here are the 3 main ways we suggest our members can get involved in Mental Health Awareness Month! asaging.org/mental-health-…

Only 28% of older adults with substance use disorder receive treatment. A multipronged national effort is underway to address the shortage of geriatric mental health providers. Read all about it in #GenerationsJournal : generations.asaging.org/building-geria…

Ageism can have a profound negative impact on elders’ mental health. Changing one’s own notions about being old is a first step. People proud of their age tend to live with fewer negative emotions. @Tracey Gendron spills all in #GenerationsJournal : generations.asaging.org/impact-ageism-…

On Aging 2024 Rewind: Check out AARP Foundation's keynote, Future Proof: Longevity and Our Working Lives, from #OnAging2024 ! AARP Foundation Claire Casey vimeo.com/941085339

On Aging 2024 Rewind: Check out this incredible panel discussion from #OnAging2024 on Innovation in Industry and Advocacy: A Collaborative Effort, led by Dr. Michael Ybarra, Chief Medical Officer at PhRMA. vimeo.com/941076469