Later life can be a time of positive experiences, meaningful relationships, community involvement and mental and emotional well-being.

This website provides helpful information, practical tools and useful resources to protect mental health in later years.

We are grateful to the Mental Health Association of Maryland and the Johns Hopkins Geriatric Education Center for their commitment to this resource to enhance the quality of life, sense of independence and hope for the future for Maryland's older adults.

Click here for information on S. 1854, the Stop Senior Suicide Act, introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

The Geriatric Mental Health Foundation was established by the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry to raise awareness of psychiatric and mental health disorders affecting the elderly, eliminate the stigma of mental illness and treatment, promote healthy aging strategies, and increase access to quality mental health care for the elderly. Click here for more information on GMHF's depression and aging campaign.

Click here for final status of 2007 bills we supported.

2007 Legislative Information Track bills of interest to the mental health community.

PART D PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT

Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, which began on January 1, is complex. Click here for direction to Maryland specific resources for Part D assistance.

Click here to learn more about Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage from the National Mental Health Association.

Click here to read NIMH article - Suspect Schizophrenia Genes Act Together to Thwart Working Memory

Click here to view the Mental Health in Later Life: A Guidebook for Older Marylanders and the People Who Care for Them.

Click here to see the latest information on addiction treatment from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).