Date: July 30, 2002
For Immediate Release
Contact: Ed Long, (310) 533-1996

Geriatric Psychiatry Newsletter Features H.E.L.P.'s Your Way

H.E.L.P.'s Your Way family communication guide was recently featured in the Geriatric Psychiatry News, the official newsletter of the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP). 

"In treating the elderly, we often expect our patients to have discussed their wishes for health care and end-of-life care with their families, loved ones, and other potential surrogate decision makers. However, we all know that talking about illness, death, and dying is a very difficult task for most people. For years, we have not had the tools to help facilitate these discussions." So wrote Dr. Douglas Kalunian, Vice-Chair to the Clinical Practice Committee of the AAGP.

Dr. Kalunian went on to review H.E.L.P.'s popular Your Way guide, a tool to help people have those needed communications. Your Way is available for free (two copies per household), and can be requested through the H.E.L.P. web site [www.help4srs.org] or by telephone at (310) 533-1996. H.E.L.P. has distributed thousands of copies of Your Way to families across the United States.

H.E.L.P. (Healthcare and Elder Law Programs Corporation) is an award-winning Torrance-based non-profit service for older adults and their caring families and friends. It helps people meet aging-related legal and care challenges, through classes and private consultations. Telephone and Internet assistance is also available. Since its inception in 1996, it has helped thousands of older adults, family members and friends. Almost all services are free. H.E.L.P. is located at 1404 Cravens Avenue, Torrance, California 90501. The phone number is (310) 533-1996, and the Internet address is www.help4srs.org