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NAMI San Diego’s Senior Mental Health Partners is an innovative collaborative program serving older adults. This symposium will include speakers from the partnership organizations. The sessions will explore approaches that other NAMI affiliates could use to form their own local partnerships with a focus on older adults.
- Symposium Chair: Jim Dailey, member, NAMI National Board of Directors, Louisville, KY
Scientific Perspectives on Mental Illness in Seniors
- Barry Lebowitz, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, University of California – San Diego, San Diego, CA
- Thomas Meeks, M.D., assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, University of California – San Diego, San Diego, CA
Model Programs for Seniors with Mental Illness
- Jennie Chin Hansen, Ph.D., president-elect, American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, D.C.
- Maureen Halpain, M.S., chair, Senior Mental Health Partnership, University of California – San Diego,San Diego, CA
- Shannon Jaccard, M.B.A., project director, Senior Mental Health Partners, NAMI San Diego, San Diego, CA
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