Have you or someone you love been feeling more anxious, down or withdrawn lately? You’re not alone – and help is available.

An estimated 1 in 5 older adults (60 years and older) experiences mental health challenges, yet fewer than half seek counseling, according to the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah.

The reasons vary, from not knowing where to find help, to worrying about the cost, to assuming that loneliness, grief, anxiety and depression are a natural part of aging. They are not.

“A lot of older adults have low-level depression that comes with retirement, the loss of loved ones or declining physical health. People think it’s a normal part of aging, but it’s not and is treatable,” says Anna Tolis of the Michigan Medicine Geriatrics Center in Ann Arbor.

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