Other Resources

The following links are provided as additional resources for people who are interested in seniors’ mental health.

For Seniors and their Families

This page provides links to organizations with information on older adults that can be helpful for themselves and their families.

• Active Aging Canada
• Alzheimer Society
• Canadian Association for Retired Persons (CARP)
• Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
• Canadian Frailty Network
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Canadian Suicide Prevention Network
• Deprescribing Network
• Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario
• National Institute for Care of the Elderly (NICE)
• Seniors First British Columbia
• The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

For Caregivers

This page provides links to organizations on caregiving that can be useful information for carers.

• Caregivers Alberta
• Carers Canada
• Caregivers Nova Scotia
• Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
• Families for Addiction Recovery: FAR Canada

For Healthcare Professionals

This page provides links to evidence-based organizations that can be useful for healthcare professionals to share with their patients.

• Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO)
• Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry
• Canadian Association for Long Term Care
• Canadian Medical Association
• Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine
• Mental Health Commission of Canada
• The College of Family Physicians of Canada

For Researchers and Policymakers

This page provides a link to a directory of evidence-based Canadian research centres on aging that could be useful for researchers and policymakers.

• Canadian Research Centres on Aging

 

[updated March 2020]

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