Older Californians and the Mental Health Services Act: Is an Older Adult System of Care Supported?

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Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018
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12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PST

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UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
10960 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1550
Los Angeles, CA 90024
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Older Californians and the Mental Health Services Act: Is an Older Adult System of Care Supported?

Mental health care for older Californians is a critical issue with opportunities for improvement. In this Jan. 25, 2018, seminar, Center Faculty Associate Janet Frank and Center Research Scientist Kathryn Kietzman discuss results from the first study to assess how California's public mental health delivery system has served adults age 60 and older since passage of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) in 2004. Study findings show many unmet needs among older adults with mental illness in the public mental health delivery system, but they also reveal evidence of promising programs and strategies that counties have advanced to address these deficits. Based on their evaluation, authors recommend policy changes than can improve care to older adults with mental illness.​

 

Speakers

Janet C. Frank, DrPH
Faculty Associate, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Janet C. Frank, DrPH, is a UCLA CHPR faculty associate and adjunct associate professor at UCLA FSPH. She is an expert in public health, health systems delivery, patient empowerment, geriatrics, and gerontology education.
Kathryn Kietzman, PhD, MSW
Director, Health Equity Program
Kathryn G. Kietzman, PhD, MSW, is the director of the Health Equity Program and senior research scientist at UCLA CHPR and a UCLA FSPH associate researcher. She studies long-term health and social care needs of older adults and people with disabilities who rely on public programs.