The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently developed a strategic plan, Leading Change 2.0: Advancing the Behavioral Health of the Nation 2015-2018. Unfortunately, there is not a single mention of older adults in the entire report.
1gr3yl0ck2014-08-15T17:11:47+00:00The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently developed a strategic plan, Leading Change 2.0: Advancing the Behavioral Health of the Nation 2015-2018. Unfortunately, there is not a single mention of older adults in the entire report. Although there are multiple lists of underserved populations throughout the document, older adults are never listed. For example, even for Goal 1.3, "Prevent and reduce attempted suicides and death by suicide among populations at high risk", older adults are not included in the high risk list. The recent death of Robin Williams highlights how older adults have the highest risk of [...]