Mental Health and Aging at the 2005 White House Conference on Aging: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Publication Date
Winter 2006
Description
Success! At the 2005 White House Conference on Aging, three-quarters of the 1,200 national delegates voted to improve “recognition, assessment, and treatment of mental illness and depression among older Americans.” This resulted in mental health being ranked as #8 of the final 50 WHCoA policy resolutions resulting from the conference. Joining this resolution in the “top ten” were two resolutions intimately tied to hopes for addressing the mental health needs of older adults—at #6 “Support Geriatric Education and Training for Health Care Professionals, Paraprofessionals, Health Profession Students and Direct Care Workers,” and #9 “Attain Adequate Numbers of Healthcare Personnel in All Professions Who are Skilled, Culturally Competent, and Specialized in Geriatrics.”
Journal
Public Policy Aging Report
Volume
16
Issue
1
First Page
18
Last Page
21
Department
Psychology
Link to Published Version
http://ppar.oxfordjournals.org/content/16/1/18.full.pdf+html
Recommended Citation
DiGilio, Deborah and Smyer, Michael A.. "Mental Health and Aging at the 2005 White House Conference on Aging: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back." Public Policy & Aging Report (2006) : 18-21.