Aging

Government Relations efforts utilize the science and practice of psychology to inform federal policy efforts related to older adults and their caregivers. Policy initiatives have focused on a range of issues impacting the aging population, including mental and behavioral health, integrated care, suicide, caregiving, elder abuse and trauma, emergency and disaster preparedness and response, long-term care, aging veterans and the health care workforce.

• APA applauds Congress on the establishment of the Commission on Long-Term Care

• APA supports funding for critical family caregiving and respite care programs in 2014 

• APA works to build the mental health workforce for an aging America

• National plan to address Alzheimer's disease

• APA contribute to Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on mental health care needs for a growing geriatric population

• APA joins numerous organizations in asking Congress to support family caregivers

• APA recognizes Older Americans Mental Health Week with congressional briefing

• Friends of NIA lobby day brings attention to research on aging

• Office on Aging

• The Committee on Aging (CONA)

• Advocacy for Caregivers

• Division 12, Section II — Society of Clinical Geropsychology

• Division 20 — Adult Development & Aging

• Administration on Aging

• Elder Justice Coalition

• Eldercare Workforce Alliance

• National Alliance for Caregiving

• National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging

• National Institute on Aging

• National Respite Coalition

• U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging