Suicide Risk Archives – Aging Life Care Association

Aging Adults and Suicide Risk

September 21, 2016Aging Life Care Professionals, Education, Grief and Loss, Mental Healthaging adults and suicide risk, depression, suicide prevention, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Suicide Risk Callie Daters

In 2013, the second highest rate of suicide occurred in those 85 years and older. It is difficult to imagine that your aging loved one may be contemplating suicide, but the aging process can bring on depression and a sense of hopelessness that may prompt suicidal thoughts. As we mark September as Suicide Prevention Awareness … Continue reading Aging Adults and Suicide Risk →

How to Recognize Suicide Risk in Older Adults

October 5, 2015Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Family Members, Mental Healthaging adults, Aging Life Care Experts, MIAW, Suicide Risk Callie Daters

During the first full week of October, the National Alliance on Mental Illness and participants across the country are bringing awareness to mental illness. Mental Illness Awareness Week: October 4 – 10, 2015 By Deborah Liss Fins, MSSW, LICSW, CMC, Aging Life Care Association™ Member and Fellow of the Leadership Academy It’s a sobering fact: … Continue reading How to Recognize Suicide Risk in Older Adults →