by Christine Moutier, Chief Medical Officer, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. This article originally appeared on the AFSP Lifesaver Blog. No matter your age, mental health and well-being are influenced by numerous factors and are susceptible to change....
This release originally appeared on the SAGE website on March 26, 2020. [New York, NY] Today, the Older Americans Act reauthorization was signed into law with provisions that will help ensure that LGBT elders get the services and support they need to remain...
by Liz Seegert. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or other dementia is hard enough during normal times. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect communities around the U.S., though, it’s not surprising that...
by Hassan Abbas. This article originally appeared in The Arab American News. DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) is a newly formed Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR), housed at the University...
This article originally appeared on the NICOA blog. Although the implementation of social distancing is necessary to flatten the coronavirus curve and prevent the current pandemic from worsening, the stress of isolation can have an affect on anyone. With elders...
by Cynthia McCormick. This article originally appeared in the Cape Cod Times. When Cape snowbird Marie Seufert tells people in her Florida retirement community that she’s a widow, they sometimes ask when her husband died. “I say, ’No, it was my wife,” said Seufert,...