1. Elder Substance Abuse Nguyet T. Chau
Boston College, William F. Connell School of Nursing
Keys to Inclusive Leadership in Nursing (KILN)

2. Laboure Center Location: South Boston
Mission: To build communities, promote family life, and enhance human dignity by providing quality services to meet the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals and families of all faiths and beliefs.
Services
Basic Needs Service
Family Intervention
TEAM
Youth Tutoring Youth
Pregnancy Counseling
Elder Social Services
Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide Training
Visiting Nurses Services

3. Mentoring Experience Priscilla Greene Community Project
Registered Nurse
Masters in Nursing
VNS Program Director
Community Project
Discussion on topics that effect VNS patient population
Elder Substance Abuse
Hoarding
Home Safety
Diabetes Management
Plan
Implementation

4. Addictions in the Elderly
Addictions in the elderly is considered a hidden epidemic
Alcoholism
“Hardy survivors”
Late onset
Nicotine addiction
Prescription drugs
Valium, Xanax, Halcion
Benzodiazepines

5. Barriers to Receiving Treatment
Substance Abuser
Denial
Anticipatory/Relief oriented beliefs
Shame and guilt
Family and Friends
Rationalization
Enablers
Healthcare Provider
Lack of awareness
Embarrassment or fear of confrontation
Stereotyping

6. Nursing Role Primary Prevention Secondary Prevention
Education
Secondary Prevention
Health Screenings
Tertiary Prevention
Rehabilitation

7. Community Health Project
Goal
To develop a screening tool that can identify elder substance abuse in the population of South Boston
Task
Research
Screening tools specific to
Substance being used
Geriatric population
Community resources
Create brochures
Generate interest

8. References
Aging in Canada. (2004). Alcohol and Seniors Barriers to Receiving Help. Retrieved
from
American Family Physician. (2000). Alcoholism in the Elderly. Retrieved from
Colorado Coalition for Elder Rights and Abuse Prevention. (2011). Substance Abuse
Among Older Adults: An Invisible Epidemic. Retrieved from
Institute of Alcohol Studies. (2010). Alcohol and the Elderly. Retrieved from
National Institute of Drug Abuse. (2011). NIDA Info Facts: Understanding Drug
Abuse and Addiction. Retrieved from
understand.html
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services. (2008). The Impact of Substance Use
and Abuse by the Elderly: The Next 20 to 30 years. Retrieved from:

9. Casa Myrna Domestic Violence Shelter
Sabianca Delva
Boston College
Casa Myrna Domestic Violence Shelter

10. Purpose of the Program
Expose the nursing students to the population of Domestic Violence (DV) survivors
Raise the nursing student’s awareness about DV
Provide health information to an underserved population of women

11. About Casa Myrna Vasquez
Introduction
About Casa Myrna Vasquez
History
Confidentiality
ABOUT: Non profit organization: aim is to provide a range of programs to victims of domestic and dating violence
HISTORY: Casa Myrna was founded in the mid 1970s by neighborhood activists and street workers in Boston’s South End. Day after day, they found themselves listening with outrage and frustration as neighborhood women confided of beatings and abuse at the hands of their husbands or partners. Children talked about the abuse of their mothers.

12. Overview Training Residential programs Supportive Services Projects
Teaching
Advocacy

13. Training
Hosted by the Greater Boston Domestic Violence Volunteer Consortium (GBDVVC)
25 hours
Sessions
Domestic Violence(DV) 101
Teen Dating Violence
Dating Violence in College
LGTBQ issues
Children and DV
Sexual Assault

14. Residential Services Rotated for 3 weeks Teen Parenting Program
Mary Foreman Emergency Shelter
Transitional Living Program

15. Supportive Services SafeLink hotline Legal advocacy program
Housing specialist
Self-sufficiency Specialist
Counseling services
Community Advocacy
Education and Outreach
SafeLink is the Massachusetts statewide 24/7 toll-free domestic violence hotline operated by Casa Myrna. SafeLink hotline advocates are multilingual, and have access to a translation service that can provide translation in more than 130 languages. All calls to SafeLink are free, confidential and anonymous.

16. Notable Projects Teaching Project Advocacy Project Women’s Health
Topics
HIV
HPV/Cervical Cancer
Breast Self Exam
Props
Advocacy Project
Recipe Book
Newsletter

17. Conclusion Reality check Enlightenment Empowerment
Working with underserved populations
Value of teaching

18. Questions & Answers