Community education on mental health in later life: findings from an evaluation of a series of three model programs.
This article describes a series of three community educational programs--The Second Story, The Final Course, and Winter Comforts--designed to increase knowledge about and skills for responding to three common mental health concerns in later life: loss and grief, depression and suicide, and alcohol abuse. It also presents findings from an evaluation of the impact of these educational programs on a total of 389 workshop participants, including 203 who also received training on how to present the educational workshops. The findings are relevant to anyone who wants to conduct a workshop that will lead to increased recognition and precrisis treatment of mental health problems affecting older adults.
Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331.
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D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000517:prevention & control; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D003625:Data Collection; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control; D006117:Grief; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009922:Oregon; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000092864:Suicide Prevention