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.














