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Health and Wellness Magazine • 23 MenTaL HeaLTH resources For BaBY BooMers suicide prevention lines national Hopeline network: 800-784-2433 spanish speaking suicide hotline: 800-784-2432 national suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 Veterans peer support line: 877-838-2838 senior reach a partnership between seniors' resource center, Jefferson center for mental health and the mental health Partners. 866-217-5808, www.srcaging.org connects older adults to community resources such as food, transportation and other assistance. senior reach trains community members who have regular contact with older adults — such as postal carriers, grocery clerks, pharmacists, police officers, utility workers, bankers or apartment managers — to watch for signs that an individual might need assistance. arapahoe/douglas mental health network (multiple locations) arapahoe/douglas mental health network 303-730-8858, www.admhn.org offers the senior reach program (see above), mental health assessments, counseling, group and individual therapy, psychiatry and medication services, a senior peer program and nursing home services. 24/7 mental health emergency/crisis intervention line 303-730-3303 colorado neurological institute 303-788-4010, www.theCNI.org Provides support, therapies and counseling for patients diagnosed with neurological conditions. signs oF MenTaL iLLness • depression and/or anxiety; feelings of hopelessness, nervousness, restlessness and/or worry • sleep disturbances • appetite disturbances and/or weight gain or loss • feeling sad, lonely or hopeless (though many seniors won't report this) • an increase in physical complaints (headaches, stomach problems, unattributed pain) • becoming withdrawn or experiencing relationship difficulties or greater conflict • becoming irritable or lethargic (especially if using narcotics)