NEWS

UMass Hosting Summit to Link Behavioral Health and Aging Services

May 19, 2017

With support from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, UMass Boston’s Gerontology Institute is hosting a summit focused on building better collaboration between behavioral health providers and aging services.

Featured speakers include Elder Affairs Secretary Alice Bonner, Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health Joan Mikula, and State Representative Denise Garlick who co-chairs the legislature’s Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Recovery. Rep. Garlick is formerly the co-chair of the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs.

Professors from UMass will be presenting statewide data and research on the topic and regional best practices will also be shared.

More information, including the full summit agenda and registration information, is available here.