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Wellness with Older Adults
Additional Strategies related to working with older adults in the areas of wellness, resilience, and suicide prevention.
Older Adult Behavioral Health Coalition – Caregiver Notebook
The mission of the Older Adult Behavioral Health Coalition of Ashland County is to unify, educate, and collaborate among professionals who work with older adults and their caregivers in all areas of mental, physical, and behavioral healthcare. We also strive to involve and include older adults who are consumers of healthcare services.
Older Adult Behavioral Health Coalition Resource Guide
The mission of the Older Adult Behavioral Health Coalition of Ashland County is to unify, educate, and collaborate among professionals who work with older adults and their caregivers in all areas of mental, physical, and behavioral healthcare. We also strive to involve and include older adults who are consumers of healthcare services.
Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging
The mission of the Older Adult Behavioral Health Coalition of Ashland County is to unify, educate, and collaborate among professionals who work with older adults and their caregivers in all areas of mental, physical, and behavioral healthcare. We also strive to involve and include older adults who are consumers of healthcare services.
Vial Of Life Forms – Medical Information
The Older Adult Behavioral Health Coalition is promoting the Vial of Life in order to save lives in Ashland County by getting necessary emergency medical information to first responders during a medical crisis.
Vial Of Life Forms – Medication Records
The Older Adult Behavioral Health Coalition is promoting the Vial of Life in order to save lives in Ashland County by getting necessary emergency medical information to first responders during a medical crisis.
National Suicide Prevention Lifelife
The Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK) is a confidential, toll-free, 24-hour crisis line available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It was launched in 2005 by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Mental Health Association of New York City. The Lifeline’s network of crisis centers across the nation connects callers to crisis counselors and mental health referrals day and night. Veterans, active military, and their families are connected to a veterans suicide prevention hotline specialist. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website also provides information for the deaf and hard of hearing, information about how to help someone else, and general information about mental health, therapy, and suicide prevention.
International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
The IASP is dedicated to preventing suicidal behavior, alleviating its effects, and providing a forum for academics, mental health professionals, crisis workers, volunteers and suicide survivors.
Older Adult Behavioral Health Coalition Resources – Staying Connected
Older Adult State/National Resources
Legacy Writing – Creative/Legacy Writing Manual – example
Efforts to leave a lasting legacy though multigenerational legacy projects are beneficial for all involved. Family bonds are strengthened (children, grandchildren, siblings), intergenerational solidarity is increased, and relationships between seniors and non-family-members who are helping are forged.
Legacy Writing – Writing for Receovery – Writing Exercises and Ideas
Efforts to leave a lasting legacy though multigenerational legacy projects are beneficial for all involved. Family bonds are strengthened (children, grandchildren, siblings), intergenerational solidarity is increased, and relationships between seniors and non-family-members who are helping are forged.
Legacy Writing – Leaving a Legacy: Exercises to Guide you Through the Creative Writing Process
Efforts to leave a lasting legacy though multigenerational legacy projects are beneficial for all involved. Family bonds are strengthened (children, grandchildren, siblings), intergenerational solidarity is increased, and relationships between seniors and non-family-members who are helping are forged.