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The Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York

What's New

  • Read Michael Friedman and Kimberly Williams's new opinion essay, "Our Debt to Family Caregivers," from the Summer 2010 edition of Mental Health News, posted here.

About the Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York

Background

The Center for Policy, Advocacy and Education of The Mental Health Association of New York City established The Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York in January 2004 because the current mental health system does not serve older adults with mental health conditions adequately and because there has been so little preparation to respond to the growth of mental health needs that will emerge during the elder boom. The purpose of the Alliance is to advocate for changes in mental health practice and policy that are needed to improve current mental health services for older adults and to develop an adequate response to the mental health needs of the elder boom generation.

Goals

The goals of the Alliance are to:

  • Advocate for improvements in public policy
  • Provide public education
  • Build a constituency for geriatric mental health
  • Foster the development and dissemination of innovative service models
  • Provide analytic information regarding geriatric mental health policy

Alliance Staff

Kimberly A. Williams, LMSW, Director
 Kimberly A. Williams is the Director of the Center for Policy, Advocacy and Education and the Geriatric Mental Health Alliance, which she co-founded in 2004. She serves on numerous advisory and planning groups such as The National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging, Stronger Families New York Coalition, the New York State Department of Health's Long-Term Care Advisory Council, the New York City Adult Protective Services Advisory Council, and One Stop Senior Services, where she a member of the board. She also teaches at New York University's School of Social Work. She received her MSW in Social Work from Columbia University. You can reach her at kwilliams@mhaofnyc.org.

Lisa M. Furst, LMSW, Director of Education
Lisa M. Furst is the Director of the GMHA's Training and Technical Assistance Center without walls. She currently also directs, in collaboration with the NYC Department for the Aging and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, a project to provide mental health education, screening and linkage to services for older adults in senior centers. She can be reached at furstl@mhaofnyc.org.

 

 

Join the Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York!

To join the Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York, please send your name, organization, address and e-mail address to gholzheimer@mhaofnyc.org.

You may also send this information by postal mail, or, via fax or phone, if you wish.
Mail to:
 The Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York
50 Broadway, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Fax to: 212-964-7302, attn: Geriatric Mental Health Alliance
Call: 212-614-5751

 

Training and Technical Assistance Center

In 2008, with support from The Altman Foundation, The GMHA launched a Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) without walls to foster improved care and treatment for the growing number of older adults with mental health and substance use problems and to address the needs of their family caregivers.

For more information about the TTAC, please read our brochure.

Speakers Bureau

The GMHA Speakers Bureau includes leading experts in geriatric behavioral health. The TTAC can provide customized consultation and training to help you meet your organization's educational goals, including:

  • Individual Lectures
  • Lecture  Series
  • Technology-based distance learning programs

Speakers Bureau members have a wide range of expertise including, but not limited to:

  • Identification, assessment and treatment of mental and substance use disorders
  • Effective engagement techniques
  • Elder Abuse
  • Support for Family Caregivers
  • Medication Management
  • Long Term Care
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Program Models
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Policy Matters
  • Legal Issues

Tips Sheets

Best Practices DVDs

GMHA videotapes their annual best practices lecture series.  To find out more information about the DVDs we have available for purchase and the cost, contact Greg Holzheimer at gholzheimer@mhaofnyc.org or (212) 254-0333 x461.

 

 

Alliance Positions and Presentations

Opinion Essays

Fact Sheets

Testimony

 

 

Briefing Materials and Reports

Briefing Materials

Reports

 

 

Upcoming Events

  • Please check back in September 2010 for more information.

 


Donations

If you would like to make a donation to assist the work of the Alliance you can send donations via snail-mail to our office at the following address:

The Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York
Attn: Kimberly Williams
50 Broadway, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10004

Please make checks payable to the Mental Health Association of New York City. We appreciate any help you can provide!

 

 

Contact Us

The Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York
 50 Broadway, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212-614-5751   Fax: 212-964-7302
 Email: center@mhaofnyc.org

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