OASOC Documents

Download the following committee information as PDF documents:

• Older Adult System of Care Framework
• OASOC Position Paper - Building An Older Adult System of Care
• CMHDA OASOC Issue Paper - Mental Health & Aging Workforce Education/Training: Recommendations to Promote Planning, Funding, Implementation and Oversight (PDF 2.9 MB)
  • Appendix V: Inventory of Mental Health & Aging Workforce, Education/Training Resources, Attachments (PDF 4.5 MB)
• Mental Health and Aging WET Issue Paper Brochure (PDF 1.10 MB)
• Administration on Aging, 2009 Profile of Older Americans (PDF 256 KB)
• American Psychological Association, Office on Aging Website
• Archstone Foundation Elder Abuse and Neglect Initiative, Fact Sheet on Prop. 63, Mental Health Service Needs of Vulnerable Elders (PDF 69 KB)
• "More Than Just The Blues" DVD by NAMI and UCSD
• Older Adult FSPs in California (February 2009) (Excel 44 KB)
• CIMH IMD Training Manual: Using the Illness Management and Recovery Program in IMDs - July 2008 (PDF 4.3 MB)
• County of Los Angeles - Department of Mental Health Countywide Older Adult Programs Administration Prevention Models and Older Adults
• County of Los Angeles - Department of Mental Health Older Adult Program Administration Older Adult Recovery Retreat Draft
• The American Society on Aging Brochure on Problem Gambling and Older Adults - Free Training and Technical Assistance (PDF 140 KB)
• The Future of Aging and Mental Health Services in California, Florida, and the Nation: Summary Report
  (PDF 100 KB)

Best Practices and Model Programs for Older Adults (Courtesy of San Diego Mental Health)

• Grid of Best Practices and Model Programs for Older Adults
• Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Older Adults
• Improving the System of Care for Older Adults with Mental Illness in the United States
• Caring for the Whole Person: Integrated Health Care for Older Adults with Severe Mental Illness and Medical Comorbidity
• Evidence-Based Practices in Geriatric Mental Health Care
• Reducing Suicidal Ideation and Depressive Symptoms in Depressed Older Primary Care Patients
• A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Community-Based Mental Health Outreach Services for Older Adults
• A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training for Middle-Aged and Older Outpatients With Chronic Schizophrenia
• Effectivess of a Nurse-Based Outreach Program for Identifying and Treating Psychiatric Illness in the Elderly
• Functional Adaptation Skills Training (FAST)
• Primary Care Research in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services for the Elderly (PRISM-E)
• President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Final Report
  • Surgeon General's Report, Chapter 1: Introduction and Themes
  • Surgeon General's Report, Chapter 2: The Fundamentals of Mental Health and Mental Illness
  • Surgeon General's Report, Chapter 3: Children and Mental Health
  • Surgeon General's Report, Chapter 4: Adults and Mental Health
  • Surgeon General's Report, Chapter 5: Older Adults and Mental Health
  • Surgeon General's Report, Chapter 6: Organizing and Financing Mental Health Services
  • Surgeon General's Report, Chapter 7: Confidentiality of Mental Health Information: Ethical, Legal, and Policy Issues
  • Surgeon General's Report, Chapter 8: A Vision for the Future

ASOC/OASOC Transitional Adult Subcommittee

• PowerPoint Presentation about Subcommittee
• Subcommittee Goals for 2004-05
• Recommendations for Subcommittee (2004)

Data:

• Sacramento County DMH, Older Adult Profile, FY 02-03

Resources:

• A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Community-Based Mental Health Outreach Services for Older Adults (Stephen Bartels)
• Analysis of the Older Adult System of Care Demonstration Project
• Template of Relevant Transitional Adult Resources
• Transitional Adult Fact Sheet
• Survey results summary from February 2005 survey on assessing risk for transitional adults