Statewide Skill-Building Symposium: Addressing Mental Health among Older Adults with HIV

The California Statewide HIV and Aging Educational Initiative in partnership with Santa Clara County Getting to Zero invites you to participate in a Statewide Skill-Building Symposium: Addressing Mental Health among Older Adults with HIV on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, from 8:30 AM-4:30 PM PT, at Campbell Community Center’s Orchard City Banquet Hall.

Mental health is a critical concern among older adults with HIV in California. In honor of HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day, this one-day, in-person symposium will help equip California service providers and frontline staff to better address the mental health needs of older adults with HIV, including the unique needs of long-term survivors. Leading experts will offer engaging, interactive presentations on the intersection of mental health and loneliness & isolation, physical & cognitive decline, substance use, and more! By the end of the symposium, participants will be able to:

1. Identify at least three key issues impacting mental health among older adults with HIV in California.
2. Describe at least two strategies to address key issues impacting mental health among older adults with HIV in California.
3. Apply at least one strategy to help meet the mental health needs of older adults with HIV in their own work.

Registration is free and required for attendance and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Capacity is limited and registration will close once capacity has been reached, so please register early to ensure you have an opportunity to participate! A hotel room block with discounted rates is available to symposium participants near the venue at Larkspur Landing, Campbell. Continuing education credit for the symposium is being provided by the Pacific AIDS Education & Training Center – Bay Area, North, and Central Coast (BANCC).

Learn more and register here: https://paetc.caspio.com/dp/050e700090280c9da9194a3daf9c?ER_ID=20017702

The California Statewide HIV and Aging Educational Initiative is a collaborative capacity-building initiative led by the UCLA Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services (CHIPTS), APLA Health, the Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center (PAETC)—LA and BANCC, and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. If you have any questions, please contact Elena Rosenberg-Carlson at erosenberg-carlson@mednet.ucla.edu.

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