The resources below have been selectively chosen to be useful to those interested in healthy aging programs that deal with mental health and/or substance abuse. Following the links below will bring you to a more detailed description of each resource and a link to the resource itself. Please contact us with comments or suggestions.

Checklists, Questionnaires and Tests

• A Test for Depression in Older People

Conference Call/ Webinar Presentations

• Webinar Series on Healthy Aging and Depression

Fact Sheets/Brochures

• As You Age...A Guide to Aging, Medicines, and Alcohol

• Depression in Older Persons

• Healthy IDEAS- Brochure

• JAMA Patient Page: Psychiatric Illness in Older Adults

• PEARLS Program Brochure

Issue Briefs

• Adopting Evidence-Based Depression Interventions for Older Adults

Learning Modules

• Alcohol and Other Drug Problems Among Older Adults--Video

• Alcohol, Medication and Older Adults- Module 9: Intervention and Treatment

• At Any Age, It Does Matter--Brief Interventions

• Steps for Mental Wellness

• Strategies for Cognitive Vitality

Manuals and Guides

• Mental Health, Mental Illness, Healthy Aging: A New Hampshire Guide for Older Adults and Caregivers

• Prevention and Management of Alcohol Problems in Older Adults: Screening and Brief Intervention Implementation Manual

• Promoting Older Adult Health: Aging Network Partnerships to Address Medication, Alcohol, and Mental Health Problems

• SAMHSA Guide to Evidence-Based Practices on the Web

Presentation Slides

• Older Adults and Alcohol Problems

Program Summary

• Brief Intervention and Treatment for Elders

• Evidence-Based Program Summary: Healthy IDEAS for a Better Life

Reports

• Implementation of A Brief [Alcohol] Intervention: the Staying Healthy Project

• Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General

Toolkits

• Depression Management Toolkit

• Depression Toolkit

• Get Connected! Toolkit

• Healthy IDEAS: Replication Report

• Mental Health Promotion Toolkit: A Practical Resource for Community Initiatives

• NCOA Model Health Programs Toolkit: Healthy IDEAS for a Better Life

• PEARLS Implementation Toolkit

Websites - Health Information

• infoaging.org: Healthy Aging Center- Alchohol

• NIH Senior Health: Depression

• SAMHSA Guide to Evidence-Based Practices on the Web

Websites - Organizations

• Geriatric Mental Health Foundation

• National Coalition on Mental Health & Aging

• National Mental Health Information Center

• Older Adult Consumer Mental Health Alliance

• SAMHSA Matrix: Services for Older Adults

• Screening for Mental Health