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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

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I have 24,500 veterans on our caseload, 14,000 individuals with diagnosed mental health issue, 8,500 with an alcohol and substance abuse. Well, if you are like me, you’ve probably heard of these programs but are at a loss to know exactly what they do. To Susan’s point. Older people don’t live in the Offices for the Aging.