Mental Health

ASA’s professional education and training services and programs use 10 main topics to structure our knowledge offerings; these ten topics form the basis for the subject-matter organization of our annual conference and webinars, and of our web site. You can most quickly locate articles and other resources relating to these specific topics by selecting one from the main Education or side navigation menus.

This is the starting page for topics related to Mental Health which covers such areas as Behavioral Health; Brain Health/Cognitive Health; Mental Health; and Substance Abuse/Use

Recommended

Online Learning: ASA members have free access to all web seminars.

• View Previously Recorded web seminars related to Mental Health (ASA members only)
• Moving Forward with Alzheimer's and Dementia Series (Open to the Public)
• MindAlert Series (Open to the Public)
• All upcoming web seminars

MindAlert: With generous funding from the MetLife Foundation, ASA’s MindAlert Program trains members on the newest findings in cognitive fitness, and disseminates information on current research and innovative programs that help older adults maintain and improve cognitive and mental function in their later years.

Mental Health and Aging Network: The Mental Health and Aging Network (MHAN) can help you with your professional development. Members of MHAN are dedicated to improving supportive interventions for older adults with mental health problems and for their caregivers.