CNY PEARLS
CNY PEARLS
What Is CNY PEARLS?
CNY PEARLS: Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding LiveS is an evidence-based, in-home counseling program for adults over 60 years of age with symptoms of depression. PEARLS works to empower older adults to reach a higher quality of life by addressing the symptoms of depression that may be preventing them from doing things they enjoy. PEARLS consists of 8 sessions with a PEARLS counselor over 5-9 months.
How Can CNY PEARLS Help?
Learn to:
• Manage unpleasant feelings such as loneliness, sadness, frustration, irritability, anxiousness and restlessness
• Identify and solve problems that create a downward spiral in your mood
• Become more physically and socially active to fuel an upward spiral in your mood
• Feel better, function better, and improve your quality of life
Why Is CNY PEARLS Important?
Depression in later life is no more inevitable or normal than it is earlier in the life course. PEARLS overcomes barriers of stigma and limited mobility to help older adults feel better and stay that way.
Cost
CNY PEARLS is free to Onondaga County residents 60 years of age and older.
Get Started
Call Ellen Somers at 315-446-9111 ext. 225, or email her at somerse@sjfs.org for more information. Eligibility screening is required.
Results
After participating in SJFS’s PEARLS: 76% of participants improved their scores on the PHQ-9 (a depression screening tool) and 52% of participants experienced “complete remission” of depression.