SENIOR ADULTS
Texas Mental Health Resources provides financial support for senior adults, who are at a heightened risk of mental illness.
- It is estimated that 20% of people age 55 and above experience some type of mental health concern.
- The most common mental health challenges of senior adults include anxiety, depression, and severe cognitive impairment.
- Mental health issues are often implicated as a factor in cases of suicide.
- Older men have the highest suicide rate of any age group, with men aged 85 years or older having a rate nearly 5 times that of the national average.
