Senior Peer Mentor Program
This program is offered by peer mentors working in the home with older adults who are having difficulty coping with mild to moderate depression and anxiety. The program uses workbooks and trained mentors to deliver the program and is supervised by a professional. This program is available in select counties.
Program Resources:
Call (833) 673-9355 for more information.
Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives
A national evidence-based program designed to reduce symptoms of depression and improve quality of life among older adults, and among all-age adults with epilepsy. It involves six to eight in-home counseling sessions that focus on problem solving, keeping socially active, and scheduling enjoyable activities.
Program Resources:
Call (833) 673-9355 for more information.
Options for People to Address Loneliness
Options for People to Address Loneliness (OPAL) is for seniors and adults with disabilities who are experiencing loneliness or social isolation. This brief, person-centered, behavioral health program includes 6 session and 2 monthly follow up phone calls with an OPAL counselor who provides participants with support and encouragement, while assisting them in finding new ways to reduce their experience of loneliness and isolation.
Program Resources:
Call (833) 673-9355 for more information.
Psychiatric Collaborative Care Services and Behavioral Health Integration
This is a Medicare-approved service where behavioral health services are integrated with primary care as a strategy to improve care for adults with mental health challenges. The model of behavioral health integration is to add two key services to the primary care team; these are the behavioral health care manager and the psychiatric consultant.
Services include an initial assessment, care planning by the team jointly with the beneficiary, active follow up by the behavioral health care manager, and regular case review by the psychiatric consultant.
Program Resources:
Call (833) 673-9355 for more information.
