Focusing on Mental Health to Improve Wellbeing for Older Adults

Black adults living below the poverty line and receiving limited familial support are more likely to report serious psychological distress, impacting their wellbeing and quality of life as they age. Rhonda Breland-Gil suspected that unaddressed behavioral health issues, often due to adverse life events, were contributing to lower wellness scores among the residents of Branan Towers, a Wesley Woods Senior Living community. She challenged the assumption that these residents were not good candidates for psychotherapy and ushered in a program of on-site psychological services resulting in measurable improvements in resident wellbeing.
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