A Crisis Response to Supporting Older Adults Experiencing Grief and Loss

Older Adults face unique challenges across many domains of daily life.  Although this can be a time of hope and joy, challenges related to natural physical aging processes and health, changes in roles, relationships with family and friends, loss of loved ones and more can also make this stage of life a complicated time.  This can be compounded further by mental health and substance use challenges, especially for those with complex mental health conditions (such as severe mental illness or SMI) and comorbid health conditions.  Given these challenges, older adults can benefit from specialized supports and resources, especially when in crisis.  This webinar, hosted by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, will focus on both individual and systemic approaches to help support older adults.

Participants will learn:

• Understanding crisis response for older adults experiencing grief and loss.
• Tools individuals can use to support older adult communities experiencing loss, grief, compassion fatigue and burnout.
• About how some states have created successful and strong partnerships including between providers, state agencies and Medicaid.
• About the critical role of peer support for older adults.