Aging Well with Serious Mental Illness
Providers of mental and physical care must be aware of the unique challenges that individuals aging with lifelong serious mental health conditions (SMHCs) face. In this webinar, Dr. Michelle Zechner provides an overview of the aging process among people with SMHCs along with strengths-based approaches for supporting the aging process.
Dr. Zechner’s research mission is focused on improving the health and wellness of people living with mental health conditions and their supporters, with special focus on older adults, to promote recovery. It includes the development and evaluation of new best practice health promotion interventions, multi-dimensional wellness interventions, implementation of clinical best practices in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings, inter-professional teaching of health professions, and supporting healthy aging for people living with serious mental health conditions.
View webinar on the E4 Center of Excellence website
This training library was supported by funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research. NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this project do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
