Citation

Schmall VL, Pratt CC. J. Ment. Health Adm. 1993; 20(3): 190-200.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Safe Periodicals Press)

DOI

10.1007/BF02518687

PMID

10145946

Abstract

This article describes a series of three community educational programs--The Second Story, The Final Course, and Winter 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.

Language: en

Keywords

Aged; Alcoholism; Audiovisual Aids; Community Mental Health Services; Data Collection; Depression; Grief; Health Education; Health Services for the Aged; Humans; Middle Aged; Oregon; Pilot Projects; Program Evaluation; Suicide Prevention