Welcome to the launch of Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Week!
Starting today, 1 October through 10 October, we'll be introducing new videos, resources, videos, and more. Be sure to scroll down the page to see today's full list. 

Today, we are honoring the United Nations International Day of Older Persons and this year's theme - Fulfilling the Promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for Older Persons: Across Generations. 

Special Welcome Message from IPA's Advocacy and Public Awareness Committee Chair, Kiran Rabheru

And check out these additional links, resources, and events that IPA has compiled as we join together in raising awareness for the United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP23):

• Press release from IPA in support of #UNIDOP2023
• Kick off of Awareness Week on IPA's social media channels
• International Day of Older Persons - Fulfilling the Promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for Older Persons: Across Generations- view the UN's webpage
• World Health Organization, Health Topic Overview- Ageism
• United Nations Principles for Older Persons, adopted in December 1991

Up-Coming Event Announcement

• UNIDOP 2023 has a kick-off event to be broadcast via UN Web TV that will involve a multi-stakeholder dialogue aimed to address the topic: "Fulfilling the Promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for Older Persons Across Generations". This event will take place tomorrow, Monday October 9th from 10 AM - 1 PM EDT. See this event in your local time.
• Join Dr. Tedros, Director-General, WHO and Mr. Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on Monday 9 October at 12:30 CEST (See this event in your local time) for the launch of the WHO/OHCHR joint publication entitled "Mental health, human rights and legislation: guidance and practice”. Click here to see the full event flyer. The event will be moderated by Mr. Daniel Bergner, a highly esteemed writer for The New York Times Magazine. Register here via Zoom.