The NCMHA Executive Committee has created this template advocacy letter that you are encouraged to use for communication with your federal elected officials. This letter focuses on proposed federal funding cuts and other changes to programs and services for older adults with mental health conditions. Please use this template letter to contact your elected officials in … Read more
by Joel E. Miller Past Chair and Current Board MemberNational Coalition on Mental Health and Aging Over the last four years, we have all endured the immediate impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the longer-term impacts of the virus on the health and mental health of individuals and lingering scars for those people and their … Read more
By Michael O’Donnell Illinois Coalition on Mental Health and Aging Former Member of the NCMHA Executive Committee Showing up and speaking out on behalf of older adults is at the heart of advocacy. It has been my privilege to testify before Members of Congress and the Illinois General Assembly during my career as Executive Director … Read more