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Perceptions on Wealth in Retirement
The Retirement Gap is a real-life problem. Learn how to prepare for whatever retirement may look like for you.
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Talking About It: Aging and Mental Health
There is power in talking openly about mental health and mental illness. Featuring expert insight and personal stories, find support and resources on how to challenge stigma and rethink mental health as we age.
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A person knocking on the door of their friend and neighbor. Next Avenue, friend moves away

When a Close Friend Moves Away

LivingThe friendship may endure, but it's rarely the same

By Jill Smolowe

Work & Purpose

A retired or unretired person who is teaching an art class. Next Avenue

A Spirited Exchange About Working in Retirement

Why the authors of ‘Work, Retire, Repeat’ and ‘Unretired’ are poles apart about working longer

Work & Purpose

Nature and the Outdoors

A person watering their plot in an urban garden. Next Avenue, community gardening

Urban Garden Rx: Greening My Mind

Walking to my garden plot has become more than just a hobby; it has become a true source of joy and a lifeline for my mental health

Nature and the Outdoors

Health

A person putting pills in their hand from a bottle. Next Avenue, accidental drug overdose

Finding Solutions to the Drug Overdose Problem

From approved access to antidotes to expanded use of test strips, here are 8 steps that could help prevent overdoses in older adults

Health

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Meet Next Avenue's 2024 Advocates for Aging

8 leaders tell their own stories, and talk about the opportunities older adults have to live better, healthier and more purposeful lives.

This year's class of Advocates includes Judy Woodruff, Carl Honoré, Bill McKibben, Mona Mourshed, DeLon Canterbury, Jan Golden, Fernando Torres-Gil and Rosanne Corcoran.

Meeting the needs and unleashing the potential of older Americans through media

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Perceptions on Wealth in Retirement

Navigating Change

Art + Aging in Community

Talking About It: Aging and Mental Health

When a Close Friend Moves Away

A Spirited Exchange About Working in Retirement

Urban Garden Rx: Greening My Mind

Finding Solutions to the Drug Overdose Problem

Meet Next Avenue's 2024 Advocates for Aging

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