Aging Life Care AssociationSuicide Risk Archives – Aging Life Care Association The experts in aging well. Tue, 05 May 2026 16:58:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-ALCA_Logos_icon_cropped2-32x32.png Suicide Risk Archives – Aging Life Care Association 32 32 93799987 Aging Adults and Suicide Risk https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/aging-adults-and-suicide-risk/ Wed, 21 Sep 2016 17:00:31 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1380 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 →

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]]> 1380 How to Recognize Suicide Risk in Older Adults https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/how-to-recognize-suicide-risk-in-older-adults/ Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:00:10 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=699 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 →

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