Community education on mental health in later life: Findings from an evaluation of a series of three model programs |
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Authors: | Vicki L Schmall PhD Clara C Pratt PhD |
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Institution: | 1. Extension Service, Oregon State University, Miami Hall 161, 97331-5106, Corvallis, OR
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Abstract: | This article describes a series of three community educational programs—The Second Story, The Final Course, andWinter Comforts—designed to increase knowledge about and skills for responding to three common mental health concerns in later life: loss
and grief, depression and suicide, and alcohol abuse. It also presents findings from an evaluation of the impact of these
educational programs on a total of 389 workshop participants, including 203 who also received training on how to present the
educational workshops. The findings are relevant to anyone who wants to conduct a workshop that will lead to increased recognition
and precrisis treatment of mental health problems affecting older adults. |
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