Supporting the Mental Health of Older Adults
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Older adults have contributed to the success we witness today. The least we can do is support their well-being.
Mental illness is not a normal part of aging.
All seniors have the right and deserve to receive services and care that promotes their mental health and responds to their mental illness needs. The Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health (CCSMH) is hard at work ensuring that seniors' mental health is recognized as a key Canadian health and wellness issue.
Do you support someone experiencing changes in mood or behaviour related to dementia?
The Behaviours in Dementia Toolkit is an online library of over 300 free, practical resources that can help you better understand and compassionately respond to dementia-related changes in mood or behaviour.
Cannabis Use in Older Adults: Learn More and Take Action
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Understanding Behaviours in Dementia
Download and read our brochure for older adults and care partners.
Alcohol use in Older Adults: Rethink How You Drink
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Latest News
Article by Claire Checkland, Executive Director, CCSMH For the past six years, I have had the privilege of serving on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (CNPEA). Over that time, one reality has become increasingly clear: elder abuse is both widespread and persistently overlooked, not only by…
New resources on Financial Fraud and the Mental Health of Older Adults and “Spotlight” on Practice Change for Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
What’s Our Reach? Have you ever wondered if the work you do is making the impact that you hope it does? Yes, we did too…
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