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"CENTER FOR ELDERLY SUICIDE PREVENTION & GRIEF COUNSELING" PROGRAM

WHAT Providing seniors with an elderly suicide prevention crisis line, compassionate therapy, counseling, crisis intervention, hope, and a connection.
WHYLimited mobility, loss of sensory perception, increased dependency, financial issues, and loss of loved ones can cause stress, isolation and depression leading to thoughts of elderly suicide.
WHEREInstitute on Aging San Francisco.
San Francisco, CA, USA.


Program Description

The "Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention & Grief Counseling" Program organizes support groups including a traumatic loss group and a survivor of elderly suicide grief group.

Some of the elderly suicide prevention services include:

-24-hour Friendship Line (a crisis and support line for seniors)
-Outreach phone calls (providing seniors emotional support, medication reminders, and well-being checks)
-Home visits for senior therapy and counseling
-Group and individual grief counseling
-Specialized counseling and bereavement support for those who have experienced traumatic loss to suicide or sudden death
-Volunteer opportunities


Keynote speakers, lectures and workshops on elderly suicide intervention for community members or professionals are also available.

The Institute on Aging Center is a 75 million dollar complex which provides not only a large number of programs covering senior health, social services, creative arts, community/ professional education, and research. The aim is to maintain senior health, well-being, independence, and participation in the community. The IOA has also partnered with Bridge Housing to provide affordable senior housing
source:ioaging.org

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