The Canadian Mental Health Association has new programming coming in the new year and seniors are one of the groups they are focusing more on.

The association wants to roll out new programs to start working with providers of care to seniors.

Chief Executive Officer, John Abbott, says it is all about awareness when it comes to seniors and senior care. It is not just the seniors within that care that they have to worry about, though.

He says if anybody has taken care of an elderly parent than they realize often times there is mental health issues that they have and you have that are never explored.