Supporting Patients and Caregivers

It is our aim to provide the practical guidance that patients and caregivers need to make informed decisions, and to offer pathways to the information and support that improve access to care.

Resources

We are committed to making access easier, please use the resources below to feel more confident in the health decisions you make for yourself or loved ones.

Resources are listed by category, below. Click on any link to visit the associated web site. For more information and a description with each link, visit the category pages by navigating the links at left or clicking on the category names below.

General

American Association of Retired Persons

http://www.aarp.org

American Medical Association

http://www.ama-assn.org

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

http://www.afsp.org

Eldercare Locator

http://www.eldercare.gov

Ethnic Elders Care Network

http://www.ethnicelderscare.net

infoaging.org

http://www.infoaging.org

International Council on Active Aging

http://www.icaa.cc

International Longevity Center

http://www.ilcusa.org

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

http://www.nami.org

National Aphasia Association

http://www.aphasia.org

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

http://www.nih.gov/nia

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

http://www.nimh.nih.gov

National Library of Medicine

http://www.nlm.nih.gov

National Mental Health Association

http://www.nmha.org

National Sleep Foundation

http://www.sleepfoundation.org

NIH SeniorHealth.gov

http://nihseniorhealth.gov

NIMH Aging Research Consortium

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/aging/index.cfm

Older Adult Consumer Mental Health Alliance

http://www.oacmha.com

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

http://www.samhsa.gov

Alcohol/Drug Abuse/Misuse

National Alcohol Screening Day

http://www.nmisp.org/alcohol.htm

Promoting Older Adult Health: Aging Network Partnerships to Address Medication, Alcohol, and Mental Health Problems

http://www.ncoa.org

Rethinking the Demographics of Addiction: Helping Older Adults Find Recovery

http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2004/multimedia/webcastmenu.aspx

Rethinking the Demographics of Addiction: Helping Older Adults Find Recovery

https://addictionresource.com

Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Association

http://www.alz.org

Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center

http://www.alzheimers.org

The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer’s Disease

http://www.pbs.org/theforgetting

Caregiving

National Alliance for Caregiving

http://www.caregiving.org

National Family Caregivers Association

http://www.nfcacares.org

Rosalynn Carter Institute for Human Development

http://www.rci.gsw.edu

Depression

Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance

http://www.dbsalliance.org

Families for Depression Awareness

http://www.familyaware.org

National Depression Screening Day

http://www.nmisp.org/depression.htm

Real Men. Real Depression.

http://menanddepression.nimh.nih.gov

Professional

American Geriatrics Society

http://www.americangeriatrics.org

American Medical Directors Association

http://www.amda.com

American Psychiatric Association

http://www.psych.org

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

http://www.apna.org/index.html

American Society on Aging

http://www.asaging.org

American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

http://www.aslme.org

Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry

http://www.cagp.ca

International Psychogeriatric Association

http://www.ipa-online.org

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