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2012-2017 Orange County Master Aging Plan <br />___ _.........._.. __ <br />Objective 3.3: Improve quality of and access to mental health and substance abuse <br />services for older adults and their families. <br />^ Stratepy 3.3.1: Educate older adults on the importance of identifying mental health and substance <br />abuse issues such as 1) misuse and abuse of prescription drugs, 2) depression and anxiety, 3) alcohol <br />use and addictions, 4) drug use and abuse, and 5) dementia. <br />Indicator 3.3.1 a: Articles in Senior Times published regarding the importance of <br />identifying mental health and substance abuse issues. <br />Indicator 3.3.1 b: Posters placed in Orange County Senior Centers and other community <br />locations on the importance of identiFying mental health and substance abuse issues and <br />how fo access services. <br />Indicator 3.3.1.c: Use of Piedmont Behavioral Health's county funds to help finance <br />mental healfh care for older adults on Medicare. <br />Agencies__Resaonsible: Department on Aging, Piedmont Behavioral Health - Orange <br />County <br />^ Strategy 3.3.2: Advocate for making dementia and depression screening a regular procedure at <br />primary care visits for older adults. <br />Indicator 3.3.2a: Healthy IDEAS materials sent to primary care practices that are known to <br />serve older adults. <br />AgencX__Res_ponsi_ble: Department on Aging <br />^ Strateqy 3.3.3: Expand free mental health and substance abuse screening, referrals, and brief <br />counseling services at the Orange County Senior Centers. <br />Ind_icator_3..3.3a: Expanded mental health and substance abuse screening and referrals at <br />the Orange County Senior Centers. <br />Indicator__ 3.3.3b: Expanded brief counseling services at the Orange County Senior <br />Services. <br />Agencies......_Res_ponsi..b....le.: Department on Aging, Piedmont Behavioral Health - Orange <br />Counfy <br />31 <br />