. 2014 Fall;38(3):68-74.

New Hampshire REAPs Results: Tailored Outreach Program Assists Older Adults at Risk for Mental Health Conditions and Substance Misuse

Affiliations

¹ Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
² National Center for PTSD, Department of Veterans Affairs, in White River Junction, Vermont.
³ Seacoast Mental Health Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
⁴ Dartmouth Institute and serves as director of the Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Renee Pepin et al. Generations. 2014 Fall.

. 2014 Fall;38(3):68-74.

¹ Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
² National Center for PTSD, Department of Veterans Affairs, in White River Junction, Vermont.
³ Seacoast Mental Health Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
⁴ Dartmouth Institute and serves as director of the Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Abstract

A model community-based outreach program overcomes barriers to screening and case identification of vulnerable older adults in psychiatric distress.

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