All the Lonely People, a documentary by the Clowder Group, follows a diverse group of youth and adults as they relate their experiences with loneliness and social isolation, accompanied by expert testimony, exploring various causes, consequences, and coping strategies. From May 7th-14th, NYSARH, Catskill Hudson AHEC, Central New York AHEC, Hudson Mohawk AHEC, Northern AHEC, Western New York Rural AHEC, and the Clowder Group partnered to host film screenings and panel discussions in seven communities across rural Upstate NY as part of the Older Adult Rural Support (OARS) Program. Over 100 people attended the screenings, which were well-received by audiences. This film tour was funded by a grant of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.
NYSARH and the AHECs extend sincerest thanks to all those who supported this film tour, including:
FILM PRESENTATION · Joseph Applebaum & The Clowder Group · Robert Feldman & Total Webcasting VENUES · Crossroads Conference Center · Elting Library · Genesee County Building Two · Gloversville Public Library Director Valerie Venturini & the Gloversville Public Library · Kallet Theater · Potsdam Housing Authority · Wead Library WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM · Ardent Solutions · Genesee & Orleans Health Department · Health WorkForce NY · In Good Health · Local 211 · NYS Association on Aging · NY FarmNet · NYS Office for the Aging · Oswego County Public Transportation & Mobility Programs
PANEL DISCUSSIONS · Andrea Aldinger (Director, Wyoming Co. Office for the Aging and the Youth Bureau) · Lynda Battaglia (Director, Mental Health & Community Services for Genesee County) · Elizabeth Bergman, Ph.D. (Ithaca College) · Lyndie Brann (Elder Abuse Prevention Coordinator, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Office for the Aging) · Amanda Duff, PhD (Executive Director, Healthy Capital District) · Andrea Fettinger, MEd (Director, Fulton Co. Office for Aging & Youth) · Robin Gonvanlu (Chief of Behavioral Health, Oak Orchard Health) · Kerri Green (Alzheimer’s Association – Central NY Chapter) · Virginia “Vivi” Hlavsa (Founder, SSIP–Seniors Serving in Place) · Jan Kirshenbaum (Family Consultant, NY FarmNet) · Susan C. Koppenhaver, MPH (Director, Ulster Co. Office for Aging) · Andrea Montgomery (Director, St Lawrence Co. Office for the Aging) · Christopher Norman, MSN, APRN, APHN-BC, GNP-BC · Jason Novak (Public Health Specialist, St Lawrence Co. Public Health Department) · Cheri Reed-Watt (Chief of Adult Priority Services, Monroe Co. Office of Mental Health) · Susan Schrader (Program Director, Community Friendship Volunteer Program at Community Health Center of the North Country) · Erin Streiff (Director, St Lawrence Co. Public Health Department) · Sara Sunday (Oswego County Office for the Aging) · Rachel Truckenmiller (HFM Prevention Council) · Cynthia Wells (Outreach an
