Mental Health & Older Adults Featured on “Morning Show”
June 21, 2021- Representatives of Link House, Inc. and the Amesbury Council on Aging will visit “The Morning Show” on Thursday, June 24th to discuss their collaborative efforts to help older adults with mental health issues.
- Kate Dodge, Program Manager for Link House’s Center for Behavioral Health and Addiction Services, Sharon Roberts, Coordinator of Recovery Coach Services at Link House, and Doreen Arnfield, Director of Amesbury’s COA will discuss a recent and worrisome CDC finding that 20% of adults over the age of 55 are experiencing mental health concerns ranging from grief, anger, and depression to isolation and substance-use disorders.
- They will describe the pandemic’s impact on older adults and the range of services their agencies will provide to help them transition back to the “new normal,” including medication management, therapy, support groups, and recovery coach services.
- Link House and the COA will also talk about how they plan to help older adults locate resources, and ways to aid them in overcoming reluctance to seek and accept help.
- “The Morning Show” airs Thursday at 9 a.m. on Channel 9 and WJOP (FM 96.3) and also live streams on YouTube (click on YouTube at NCMHub.org). After broadcast, look on the YouTube Playlist for “The Morning Show.” Each show is also available on the Sound Cloud (click on the cloud at NCMHub.org).
For more information contact:
Mary Jacobsen
(978)255- 7523
OR
Sarah Hayden
Executive Director
Newburyport Community Media
(978)961-0350
