Salem Mental Wellness Campaign To Support Older Adults

SALEM, MA — A Salem for All Ages project aiming to provide enhanced mental health support for older adults and their caregivers will kick off this week with a workshop at Ames Hall at the Salem YMCA on Wednesday.

The workshop is part of a six-month mental wellness campaign in collaboration with Boston University's Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research.

Organizers said the goal of this campaign is to raise awareness of the behavioral health issues that many adults are experiencing, which have risen exponentially since the pandemic, provide local resources, and decrease stigma relating to mental health.

The campaign will include four free workshops on different topics and at different locations throughout Salem with the first on Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m. There will be a Spanish translation at each workshop.

The campaign will also include a print and social media program and a free certificate program from Boston University for employees in Salem who interact with older adults.

Those in need of accommodations are encouraged to contact Megan Nizza at mnizza@bu.edu or 617-358-2626.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)