Friday, May 18, 2018, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET SAMHSA and ACL, together with the National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging, invite you to a webcast on the first National Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day. The event aims to raise public awareness about the mental health of older Americans and spur action to address the needs of this growing population. About the Discussion

Today, ACL begins releasing updated reports for the Year 1 (federal FY 2016) National Adult Maltreatment Reporting System (NAMRS) data. This is the first consistently, systematically, and nationally collected data on the abuse of older adults and adults with disabilities. NAMRS is a voluntary data reporting system collecting data from state and local Adult Protective Services systems. States were able to provide additional or revised data for the first year. Updated reports are now available:

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL issued a request for information about people with disabilities and opioid use disorder, which yielded comments from 50 respondents, including consumers, community and national organizations, research teams, and federal partners. 

New brain health resources are available for educators and consumers! ACL's 2018 update of its Brain Health Resource offers a PowerPoint presentation for professionals to use in educating older adults and adults with disabilities about brain health as we age, and a related handout for consumers. These materials update and simplify educational materials from a 2014 collaboration between ACL, the National Institutes for Health (NIH), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Today marks the start of Older Americans Month. In his proclamation issued on May 1,  President Donald J. Trump states:

A Profile of Older Americans: 2017, an annual summary of the latest statistics on the older population compiled primarily from U.S.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting input to help develop a potential mode for direct provider contracting.

Please be aware that the Eldercare Locator’s website address has changed due to federal security mandates. The website address had been eldercare.gov and is now:

Two new resources are available for community-based organizations to help with business planning and contracting with health care organizations and payers.