Services Overview
Older Adults and Caregivers |
Health and Social Service Professionals |
Policymakers |
Model Service Programs Older Adults and Caregivers
• Older adults
• Families
• Caregivers
• Consumer advocates
For older adults and caregivers, we provide education and activities to enhance emotional well-being and mental health, maintain an active lifestyle, and connect with peers and family members.
Health and Social Service Professionals
• Primary care physicians, nurses, social workers
• Nutritionists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other allied health professionals
• Case managers
• Direct service workers
• Program managers
For health and social service professionals, we provide continuing education, information, and skills training to improve practice, engage clients in care, and implement sustainable service programs.
In collaboration with the Harvard Partners Geriatric Education Center and the American Society on Aging (ASA), the Positive Aging Resource Center (PARC) is offering web-based courses for continuing education credit. These courses will help you engage clients in care, improve practice, and implement sustainable service programs. For more information, visit:
http://www.asaging.org/webseminars/Policymakers
For policymakers, we identify barriers to mental health service delivery, summarize recent research findings, and recommend policy solutions.
Congressional Committees
DHHS Departments (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Health Resources and Services Administration, Administration On Aging, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Agency on Health Care Research and Quality)
State Commissioners of Health
State Offices of Mental Health
State Offices of Elder Affairs
Local Departments of Public Health
Model Service Programs
ARC provides technical assistance to nine SAMHSA-funded model service programs designed to meet the mental health service needs of older adults. Please click on the links below to learn more about these programs.
COTTAGE Program, AZElderLynk Expansion Program, MOHealth Improvement Program for the Elderly (HIPE) , AZKajsiab House, WILa Clinica del Pueblo, DCProject FOCUS, TXSenior Behavioral Health Service Program, CASenior Outreach Program, NYTiempo de Oro, AZ
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