Comprehensive community-based mental health outreach services for suburban seniors.

An outreach program to deliver mental health services to mentally ill older adults has been developed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Incorporating prevention and early intervention strategies, this program targets persons aged 60 and over with late-onset or previously undiagnosed psychiatric histories. Services are provided through a novel one-third/one-third/one-third delivery schedule in senior centers, in community mental health centers, and in seniors' homes.