Featured Research
Stay up-to-date on the most relevant research on the behavioral health needs of older adults and people with disabilities.
Reframing Language About People with Disabilities
The Communicating With and About People with Disabilities factsheet was developed by the CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. This factsheet is intended to educate professionals and community members on how to speak appropriately and respectfully about an individual with a disability.
Reframing Aging
Reframing Aging infographics were developed by the E4 Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities in Aging at the Rush University Medical Center to address ageism and promote age-integrated policies. These educational tools are intended for professionals...
Improving Behavioral Health Care For Older Americans: If Not Now, When?
By Alexa Fleet, Harold Alan Pincus, Meril Tomy, Daniel Shalev, Health Affairs 10.1377/forefront.20220606.792225 This article details how challenges associated with aging can negatively impact the behavioral health of older adults, the prevalence of these behavioral...
To Care For Older Adults With Substance Use Disorder, Create Age-Friendly Health Systems
By Benjamin H. Han, Alison A. Moore, Ximena A. Levander This article, published in Health Affairs, describes opportunities for delivering age-friendly evidence-based care treatment for older adults with substance use disorders. Substance use disorders among older...
Key Findings from the Commonwealth Fund Study on Older Adult Mental Health Needs
by Joel E. Miller, Chair National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging The “Commonwealth Fund” Study on Older Adult Mental Health Needs compared rates of mental health conditions among older adults in the United States among those in 10 other high-income countries to...
What is health literacy and why is it important?
By Nirmala Dhar, Oregon Behavioral Health Initiative Project Director Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. —Healthy...