{"id":2257,"date":"2026-02-10T11:13:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T16:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/social-work\/?page_id=2257"},"modified":"2026-02-16T11:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:47:02","slug":"hudson-valley-geriatric-mental-health-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/social-work\/community\/hudson-valley-geriatric-mental-health-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Hudson Valley Geriatric Mental Health Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"

We aspire to join with providers in building capacity in geriatric mental health and strengthening the behavioral health workforce to improve safety and services for older adults in the Hudson Valley region of New York State. This project builds partnerships with providers working tirelessly to meet the needs of diverse older adults in the Hudson Valley and focuses on three main objectives:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. By convening leaders to collaborate in a coalition, service gaps will be closed, innovations will be shared, care will be better coordinated, and major challenges will be targeted by the collective efforts of the group.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. By increasing competencies in geriatric mental health, providers will have improved outcomes of services. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. By educating new social workers who live and work in the Hudson Valley, the workforce will be strengthened to respond to rapidly increasing proportions of older adults in all communities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Geriatric Services Leadership Coalition<\/h2>\n

    We call upon the executive leaders of any organization serving older adults to join a coalition that will collaborate to strengthen the Hudson Valley network to meet the mental health needs of older people and their families.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Ideal coalition members are those leaders who are closely connected to direct practice in their setting, who know the strengths and challenges of their organization, such as the Director of Operations, Program Manager, and Chief Operations Officer. We seek one leader from each organization, from across settings and counties in the Hudson Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n

    We ask members to commit to attending quarterly in-person meetings in Poughkeepsie, where facilitated conversations will focus on current strengths and services, gaps and unmet needs, and priorities for change in policy, practice, and funding. Meetings in 2026 will be held in March, July, and October.<\/span><\/p>\n

    To join the coalition, please contact Dr. Daniel Kaplan, Project Director, at <\/span>dkaplan@adelphi.edu.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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