Office on Aging Newsletter

In This Issue

• CONA Award for the Advancement of Psychology and Aging
  Peter Lichtenberg, PhD, ABPP, receives award for contributions to geropsychology
• National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease
  Calls for clinical trials, dissemination of dementia-specific guidelines, acknowledgement of psychologists as health providers helping individuals with AD and more
• IOM Study — Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?
  The Institute of Medicine has released its much anticipated report on the geriatric mental health workforce
• Aging policy update
  The Public Interest Government Relations Office attended briefings with key leaders of the new Administration for Community Living
  By Nida Corry
• In the news
  Insight on Alzheimer's, technology, meditation and yoga for dementia caregivers, and more
• APA Office on Aging resources
  Resources offered by the Office on Aging Issues focus on caregiving, capacity assessment, integrated health care and more
• “Aging” at APA: APA entities with a focus on aging
  The Office on Aging, CONA, Public Interest Government Relations Office, Division 20 and Division 12-Section II