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News

AAGP Lauds Release of New IOM Study Calling for Changes to Meet the Needs of Older Adults with Mental Health and Substance Use Problems

Published Wednesday, July 11, 2012

(Bethesda, MD, July 11, 2012)--This week, the Institute of Medicine released a new report outlining the mental health and substance use workforce needs for the growing population of older adults in the United States. The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) is pleased that the IOM report, The Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for more»

AAGP Lauds Release of New IOM Study on the Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults

Published Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Today, the Institute of Medicine released a new report outlining the geriatric mental health and substance use workforce needs for the nation. AAGP is pleased that the IOM report, The Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?, documents the interaction between chronic physical health and mental health and the growing need more»

Geriatric Psychiatry Association Lauds OIG for Focus on Nursing Home Residents During Disasters

Published Monday, April 16, 2012

The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry agrees with the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that more needs to be done to protect those in nursing homes during times of disaster. The OIG recently issued a report, titled “Gaps Continue to Exist in Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness and Response During more»

IOM Announces New Study: The Mental Health Workforce for Geriatric Populations

Published Tuesday, February 15, 2011

AAGP Advocated for Comprehensive Study of Mental Health Care Workforce Needed for Older Adults This week, the Institute of Medicine announced the formation of a new consensus study, The Mental Health Workforce for Geriatric Populations, and the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry lauds the efforts of its volunteers who more»

Geriatric Psychiatrists Applaud Reintroduction of Positive Aging Act

Published Thursday, August 5, 2010

Yesterday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), joined by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), reintroduced the Positive Aging Act, S. 3698, which will improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for the country’s rapidly growing older population. The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP), which has long promoted better access to more»

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