Publications

Opinion Essays

• The Affordable Care Act Could Benefit Elders with Mental Health Problems, but Will It?, Aging Today Online, April 2012
• Elder Substance Abuse: Be Careful!, Huffington Post, November 2011
• Treating the Individual-Advice for Physicians Treating Older Adults, Aging Well Magazine, Fall 2011
• Elderly Depression and How It Can Be Overcome, Huffington Post, June 2011
• Elderly Depression: Is Melencholy an Inevitable Outcome of Getting Old? Huffington Post, June 2011
• Geriatric Mental Health in New York State: A Reflection on Progress and Future Directions, Mental Health News, Spring 2011
• Meeting the Mental Health Challenges of the Elder Boom, Huffington Post, January 2011
• You Cannot Age Well Without Mental Health, Huffington Post, December 2010
• New York's Long-Term Health Care Challenge, Huffington Post, December 2010
• Physical and Mental Health Nexus, Aging Well Magazine, Fall 2010
• Mental Health Needs in Kinship Care Should be a Priority, Mental Health News, Fall 2010
• Include Mental Health in an Age-Friendly New York, Huffington Post, July 2010
• Our Debt to Family Caregivers, Mental Health News, Summer 2010
• Behavioral Health Challenges in Home Health Care, Focus, Spring 2010
• Paranoia Is A Barrier To Aging In The Community, Mental Health News, Spring 2010
• How About Recovery For People With Psychiatric Disabilities In Long-Term Care?, Mental Health News, Summer 2009
• Cognitive Camouflage - How Alzheimer's Can Mask Mental Illness, Aging Well Magazine, January/February 2009
• Preparing Communities For The Elder Boom: Mental Health Matters, Mental Health News, Winter 2009
• Mental Health Is The Essence of Aging Well, Mental Health News, Summer 2008
• Substance Abuse and Misuse in Older Adults, Aging Well Magazine, Summer 2008
• My Aunt and Me, Mental Health News, Winter 2008
• Meeting the Mental Health Challenges of the Elder Boom, SSA Bulletin, Summer 2007
• There Could Be More Money for Geriatric Mental Health in NYS, Mental Health News, Winter 2007
• The Promise of Geriatric Mental Health in New York State, Mental Health News, Spring 2006
  Read a summary of the Geriatric Mental Health Act

Reports

• 2011-2012 NYS Budget: Impact on Older Adults With Mental Health Needs
• Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Older Adults in "Age-Friendly Communities" A Guide for Planners
• Meeting The Challenges Of Aging People With Serious, Long-Term Psychiatric Disabilities
• Housing In The Mental Health System For Aging People With Serious Psychiatric Disabilities
• Mental Health Is The Key To Long-Term Care
• Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Latino Elders
• Meeting the Mental Health Challenges of Asian Elders
• Workforce Development To Meet the Mental Health Needs of Older Adults, October 2007
• Barriers to Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Older Adults, December 2006
• Geriatric Mental Health: The Need For Change--Focus Group Findings

Testimony and Positions

• Read Kimberly Williams' testimony on the Mayor's Fiscal 2013 Preliminary Budget and the Geriatric Mental Health Initiative, delivered on March 19, 2012.
• Read Kimberly Williams' testimony to the NYC Council on mental health services in senior centers.
• Read Kimberly Williams'  testimony to the NYC Council on the preliminary 2012 budget, delivered jointly with Carin Tinney of United Neighborhood Houses of New York.
• Read GMHA's Recommendations to the Medicaid Redesign Team, delivered by Kimberly Williams on February 8, 2011.
• Read GMHA's Response to the 2011-2012 NYS Executive Budget.
• Read Kimberly Williams' testimony on the Office of Mental Health's proposed Five-Year Plan, delivered on August 24, 2010.

Briefing Materials

• Case Management For Older Persons In Disasters, Geriatric Mental Health Disaster and Emergency Preparedness, Spring 2010.
• High Occurence Of Mood And Anxiety Disorders Among Older Adults, Archives of General Psychology, Spring 2010.
• Behavioral Challenges In Home Health Care, Focus, Spring 2010.
• Issues Brief, May 2008
• Geriatric Mental Health Policy-A Briefing Book, August 2010.
• Services for Older Adults with Mental Illness in New York State-Chart and Glossary

Fact Sheets

• Meeting the Mental Health Challenges of the Elder Boom

Tip Sheets

• Anxiety Disorders in Older Adults
• Hoarding Among Older Adults
• Suicide Prevention for Older Adults

Newsletter

GMHA publishes a monthly e-newsletter with important information about policy and advocacy developments, upcoming events, as well as the latest research and news about geriatric mental health.

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