Tag Archives: Center on Halsted

Homesharing for LGBT Older Adults

housingThe Huffington Post has published an article giving advice to older LGBT people considering sharing a home with others:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/12/gay-seniors-housing_n_2664916.html

The article notes that the Center on Halsted in Chicago is the first known program focused on LGBT people, started in 2010.   So far, they have matched 11 home- or lease-owners with roommates.

Two informally-arranged homesharing arrangements are also addressed, along with advice on how to draw up documents to legally protect everyone.

New Article Addresses LGBT Older Adults’ Mental Health

A reporter from the Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalist has just published an article on older LGBTs and mental health.

The report focuses on Chicago and highlights the Center on Halsted’s SAGE program, the Valeo unit for LGBT patients at Chicago Lakeshore Hospital (a psychiatric facility), and Chicago Prime Timers.  It’s available at http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=184738