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How Mental Health Care for the Aging Is Falling Short

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(Editor’s note: This story is part of a special report for The John A. Hartford Foundation.) Millions of Americans aged 65+ are struggling with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia or dementia, and the prevalence of depression in older adults is expected… Continue reading →

Should We Bring Back Public Psychiatric Hospitals?

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Consider for a moment this situation: Your adult daughter suffers from a serious mental illness. You have tried to get help for her, but it has not worked out, and you were told that unless she’s a danger to herself or someone else, she can’t be hospit… Continue reading →