Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ435419
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Mental Health Services for the Rural Elderly: The SAGE Experience.
Atkinson, Vickie L.; Stuck, Beverly, M.
Gerontologist, v31 n4 p548-51 Aug 1991
Describes mental health services of the Senior Adult Growth and Enrichment (SAGE) Program, a North Carolina demonstration program. The SAGE staff used a differentiated model of day treatment that tracked clients according to disabilities and potentials. Services were tailored to meet unique needs brought on by diverse mental disorders, functional disabilities, and varying life circumstances. (ABL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs, Older Adults, Program Design, Rural Population
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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