WEBINAR: Peer Support for Older Adults

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10/21/22

Older adults living with psychiatric labels have unique needs in terms of wellness, improved personal health outcomes, and connections to communities of their choice. They frequently face dramatic changes in their social and employment circumstances. It is a time of life that is frequently marked by losses of loved ones and grieving. For many, it can be fraught with economic uncertainty and lifestyle changes.

With the Baby Boomer generation poised to be a large segment of the older adult demographic, there are opportunities to address these unique needs through advocacy, activism, support, and inclusion. Peer support and peer-delivered services should account for all these factors. In this webinar, Patrick Hendry discusses these issues and the strengths and weaknesses of the behavioral health system in meeting the challenges.

Speaker: Patrick Hendry, NCPS, has worked as a mental health advocate for the past twenty-four years. His areas of expertise include peer provided services, self-directed care, recovery based trainings, organizational development, and management and sustainability. Patrick received MHA's highest honor, the Clifford W. Beers Award, in 2012, and a SAMHSA Voice Award and Eli Lilly Reintegration Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014. He is the former Executive Director of the Florida Peer Network and has assisted in the development of numerous peer-run programs and organizations. Patrick is a strong supporter of the inclusion of mental health consumers in all aspects of the behavioral health system.

This webinar was originally conducted on June 25, 2019.