Older Adults Living with Serious Mental Illness: The State of the Behavioral Health Workforce | SAMHSA Publications

Older Adults Living with Serious Mental Illness: The State of the Behavioral Health Workforce | SAMHSA Publications

Older Adults Living with Serious Mental Illness: The State of the Behavioral Health Workforce

SAMHSA’s new brief describes the state of the behavioral workforce for older adults living with serious mental illness. The brief provides a broad-based overview of workforce issues, including the changing demographics of the aging population, challenges faced by a provider workforce, and ideas for strengthening the geriatric workforce to address serious mental illness.