Program for Positive Aging
Reducing the impact of depression and other mental disorders in later life.
The Program for Positive
Aging is a new initiative being
spearheaded by leaders at
the U-M Depression Center
and Department of Psychiatry,
and the U-M Geriatric Center.
The new program proposes
to become a regional and
national leader in the field of
geriatric mental health and is
being led by Helen C. Kales,
M.D., an Associate Professor
of Psychiatry and Director
of the Later-Life Depression Program at the University
of Michigan Depression
Center and Department of
Psychiatry.
The mission of the program is to promote new research, training, and clinical care opportunities and initiatives in aging and mental health with a particular focus on later-life depression. The Program for Positive Aging strives to bridge the gap between existing knowledge and practice, and to utilize promising research findings to educate new clinical and research professionals, improve care, and disseminate knowledge regarding aging and mental health locally, statewide, and nationally.