Join NCOA for our seventh annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium, co-sponsored with the U.S. Administration for Community Living, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Registration is free and includes a full day of sessions on how to best meet the mental health needs of older adults. 

In partnership with Rush University’s E4 Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities in Aging, NCOA will be offering continuing education credit for several professions. Please visit the CE page for more information.  

Agenda

• Welcome and keynote speaker: Jenifer Lewis (10 a.m. ET)
• Concurrent breakout sessions (11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. ET)
  • The Intersection of Nutrition and Mental Health: Research and Solutions
  • Supporting Grandfamilies to Build Resilience
  • Managing Substance Use Crises in Older Adults: Innovative Models for Screening and Treatment
• Spotlight Session: Suicide Prevention: What the Field Needs to Know About What Works
• Concurrent breakout sessions: (2:15-3:15 p.m. ET)
  • Improving Equitable Access to Late-Life Depression Care
  • Addressing Serious Mental Illness in Older Adults
  • Understanding Hoarding Related to Mental Health in Older Adults
• Closing Panel and Conference Wrap-Up: Older Adult Mental Health and Climate Change

Register Now!

Partner Sharing Toolkit

We encourage you to spread the word about Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day broadly with partners and networks. View and download these promotion tools:

• OAMHAD 2024 Graphic (option 1)
• OAMHAD 2024 Graphic (option 2)
• OAMHAD 2024 Social Media Sharing Toolkit (includes sample posts)