SPOP’s mission is to enhance the quality of life of older adults and to foster their independent living through the delivery of comprehensive mental health and sup- portive services, advocacy and education.
We are dedicated to keeping adults healthy, indepen- dent and
active in the community.
We offer the following services in Manhattan:
Counseling - in English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, Creole and Korean. Counseling is offered in our Clinic, at senior centers in Manhattan, and in the home for those who are unable to travel for appointments.
Nearly 100 friends and supporters of SPOP gathered at
Skadden, Arps on March 5, 2012 for a wine tasting featuring a selection of West
Coast wines.
Click here for photos
The evening included a
presentation from Carolyn K. McCandless, President of SPOP, and Nancy Harvey,
Executive Director, as well as greetings and comments from City Council member
Gale Brewer.
Council member Brewer thanked SPOP for its pioneering work
in providing comprehensive mental health care to older adults in New York City
– and for the millions of dollars that SPOP has helped the City save by keeping
people healthy and out of emergency rooms, hospitals and nursing homes.
Board member Rob Rupe of Bacchus Capital selected the wines,
which included a 2010 Soberanes Vineyard Pinot
Noir, Qupé 2010 Syrah- Central Coast and 2011Dry Creek Valley
Executive Director Nancy Harvey participated in the 2011 Geriatric Mental Health Foundation invitational Conference on Model Programs for Home-Based Mental Health Services to Older Adults. SPOP was one of ten mental health agencies invited to participate in this ground-breaking conference on the future of home-based geriatric mental health care. Nancy Harvey presented a paper on SPOP's nationally recognized Homebound Services program.
For forty years SPOP has provided mental health services for older New Yorkers. Contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations help SPOP reach out to the most frail seniors in our community, particularly those who are homebound. The story of Mrs. D is just one example of how SPOP has changed lives:
Mrs. D. is an 81-year-old single woman with a long history of major depressive episodes. She has been hospitalized several times and was referred to SPOP’s Homebound Services program following her last hospitalization two years ago. At the start of treatment, she was confined to her home due to a combination of psychological and physical conditions and was completely isolated from family and friends. She started receiving weekly home visits from the SPOP clinical staff and responded well to her treatment plan. Since then, she has remained in her home – no further hospitalizations – and has begun physical therapy, re-engaged with friends, and even resumed social activities outside, including her life-long passion for attending opera performances. SPOP truly made a difference for Mrs. D.
I hope that you will join me in supporting SPOP. Please click here to make an online donation.
SPOP Service Program for Older People, Inc 302 West 91st Street, New York, NY 10024 T: 212.787.7120 F: 212 580.0533
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