Mental Health and Older Adults Important Concerns and Future Directions

Описание: Mental Health and Older Adults: Important Concerns and Future Directions

“Both older adults and younger folks die by suicide, which is why mental health is a big public health issue that is often underfunded.”— Luming Li, M.D.

One of the top leading causes of death in America is suicide - making mental health a critical topic. In this week's episode, we are joined by Luming Li, M.D., and Michael Schoenbaum, Ph.D., who are helping to advance the work of prevention of mental health conditions.

Part One of ‘Mental Health and Older Adults: Important Concerns and Future Directions’

Luming Li, M.D. is an Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, and currently serves as the Associate Medical Director of Quality Improvement of the Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital. Her clinical focus is on patients with severe psychiatric conditions that require complex systems of care.

She works clinically as an inpatient psychiatrist at the transitional age, dual-diagnosis psychiatric/substance disorder units at the Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, and serves as a consultant psychiatrist in the Nathan Smith Clinic for patients with HIV. She has research and educational interests in healthcare policy, hospital management, clinical redesign, leadership development, operational efficiency, and quality improvement.

Dr. Li completed a 7-year B.A./M.D. program at Rutgers/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and residency training at the Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. She has also served on national committees within the American Psychiatric Association (APA), including the Health Systems and Financing Committee (2017-2018), and was an APA Public Psychiatry Fellowship recipient. She is a 2019-2020 Health and Aging Policy Fellow and American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow.

Michael Schoenbaum (PhD in Economics, University of Michigan, 1995) is Senior Advisor for Mental Health Services, Epidemiology, and Economics in the NIMH's Division of Services and Intervention Research. He conducts analyses of public health and mental health service issues in support of Institute decision-making. He works to strengthen NIMH's relationships with public and private stakeholders to increase the public health impact of NIMH-supported research. He has worked extensively on expanding and improving identification and treatment of suicide risk; on improving treatment for behavioral health issues in general medical settings, and on broader implementation of the evidence-based Collaborative Care model to do so, and on facilitating the adoption of coordinated specialty care for early psychosis. Before joining NIMH in 2006, Dr. Schoenbaum was a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in health policy at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1995-1997, and an economist at the RAND Corporation from 1997-2014 (adjunct 2006-2014).

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How to Find Resources to Help with Suicide Prevention

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a United States-based suicide prevention network of over 160 crisis centers that provides 24/7 service via a toll-free hotline with the number 1-800-273-8255, available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, is an excellent place to start to know what the current status is on services. It's essential to try to reach out proactively to people whom you worry might be isolated and see how they're doing.

How to Find Resources to Help with Substance Abuse or Misuse

SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. Callers can also order free publications and other information.