203 Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Suicide: A toolkit for Senior Living Communities

Workshop: 
2012 Winter Workshop & Legislative Luncheon
Speaker(s): 
OniKinberg
Tim Needles
Presentation Date: 
02/07/2012
Time: 
10:30AM - 11:45AM

203/ ACT & SS 

Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Suicide: A toolkit for Senior Living Communities | Tim Needles, CEO, Boise Behavioral Health Hospital; Oni Kinberg, LCSW, MSSW, Idaho State Veterans Home Boise

Older adults die by suicide at a higher rate than the national average. Rates go up after age 65, primarily among white men (CDC, 2006). This session will highlight opportunities to prevent suicide and other self-destructive behaviors utilizing programs and resources in a proactive approach.

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