In cooperation with Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), APA, AAGP, NASW, and APA are co-sponsoring a congressional briefing Building the Mental Health Workforce for America’s Diverse Aging Population on September 19, 2012, 12:00p.m. - 1:30p.m, at B340 Rayburn House Office Building.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently released a report entitled The Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands? The report details the high prevalence of mental health and substance use conditions among America’s increasingly diverse aging population and calls for developing and strengthening the mental health workforce to address unmet needs and reduce health care costs. Several esteemed members of the IOM study committee will present key findings and policy recommendations to support a coordinated and effective federal response to the geriatric mental health and substance use workforce crisis.
Presenters:
Dan G. Blazer, MD, PhD
Chair, IOM Committee on the Mental Health Workforce for Geriatric Populations
Duke University Medical Center
Michael A. Hoge, PhD
Member, IOM Committee on the Mental Health Workforce for Geriatric Populations
Yale University School of Medicine
María P. Aranda, PhD, MSW
Member, IOM Committee on the Mental Health Workforce for Geriatric Populations
University of Southern California
Please RSVP by September 12th to Nida Corry, PhD at ncorry@apa.org or (202) 336-5931.
Nida H. Corry, PhD
Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer
Co-Director, Congressional Fellowship Program
Government Relations Office
Public Interest Directorate
American Psychological Association
750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
Tel: 202-336-5931 | Fax: 202-336-6063
email: ncorry@apa.org | www.apa.org
