Suicide in Older Adults: A Quiet Epidemic
There is a widespread and dangerous popular misconception that permeates our society that aging and despair—and even depression—go hand in hand. One of the most drastic consequences of such marginalization is the resultant isolation and feelings of burdensomeness that, when exacerbated with key risk factors, may drive suicide in older adults.
2019 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy
The 2019 GIH annual conference, Ideas. Innovations. Impact., was held from June 12-14, 2019 in Seattle, Washington.
Care Partners: Bridging Families, Clinics, and Communities to Advance Late-Life Depression Care
An important conversation discussed the successes and challenges in implementing collaborative care interventions and next steps to build on these models to improve late-life depression care.
Policies for Those Who Care: Investing in Systems That Support Family Caregivers
Across the country, more than 45 million family members are providing care for older adults with chronic, disabling health conditions. There are a multitude of reasons why health grantmakers should be concerned about this, ranging from caregivers’ critical role in managing the needs of complex care patient populations to the manifold short- and long-term impacts caregiving has on the health and wellness of caregivers themselves.
Join the Age-Friendly Health Systems Movement
The Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative is an opportunity to build, together, more effective health systems that reliably deliver on the promise of better care for older adults.
Policies to Support Caregivers: Opportunities for Philanthropy
On this webinar, participants learned about the current state of family caregiving policy and efforts to create new and innovative policies across the country.
New Tools to Combat Ageism
The idea that we live in a rapidly aging society is not news, but here is an important fact: in ten years (by 2030), the United States will have more people over the age of 65 than children under 18 for the first time in its history. And yet, our society has not responded to the opportunities or the challenges that this change provides.
Trends in Health Philanthropy: The Challenge of Family Caregiving
Every day, millions of Americans provide unpaid care to a family member. A few years ago, it was estimated that 43.5 million adults had provided care for someone in the previous 12 months, with most caring for other adults, fewer for children, and a small percentage for both age groups.
Blueprint for Complex Care: Opportunities for Philanthropy in Healthcare and Social Services
This webinar shared the Blueprint for Complex Care’s recommendations for strengthening the field, how foundations are using the blueprint in their current and future grantmaking, and how funders can collaborate to improve the lives of those with the most complex needs.
Policies for Those Who Care: Investing in Systems That Support Family Caregivers
Policies for Those Who Care: Investing in Systems That Support Family Caregivers was held on March 21, 2019 in Washington, D.C.