CDC's Healthy Aging Program recently released our 2nd Issue Brief in The State of Mental Health Aging series. The 2nd Issue Brief describes 3 selected evidence-based interventions for community-dwelling older adults.
http://www.cdc.gov/aging/pdf/mental_health_brief_2.pdf
The 1st Issue Brief (released in late 2008) presents national-level data on 6 indicators of mental health for adults 50 years old and older.
http://www.cdc.gov/aging/pdf/mental_health.pdf
Warm regards, Lisa Lisa C. McGuire, Ph.D. Health Scientist Healthy Aging Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Adult and Community Health 4770 Buford Highway Mailstop K-45 Atlanta, GA 30341 LMcGuire@cdc.gov 770-488-6350 (Direct) 770-488-5360 (Office) 770-488-8488 (Fax) www.cdc.gov/aging
