Community Integration for Older Adults with Mental Illnesses: Overcoming Barriers and Seizing Opportunities

December 23, 2005 This article, written by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is used to help older adults who have a mental illness and give them correct care. Older adults are doubly stigmatized by their mental disorder and by their age, and they fall victim to a general lack of long-term care opportunities for older Americans. This report is the third in a series of reports prepared by the National and Statewide Coalitions to Promote Community-Based Care under Olmstead project. It is designed to help State and . . .