ATRA Older Adult Task Force Statement on Social Isolation

ATRA's Older Adult Task Force created the following statement as an initiative to advocate for the importance of recreational therapy services for addressing social isolation for older adults. Education about recreational therapists' ability to directly contribute to the MDS' new focus on social isolation during our nation's "epidemic of loneliness" is detailed in the statement below.


ATRA Statement on RT's Addressing Social Isolation




August 21, 2025
Read the support letter HERE !
July 16, 2025
Read the letter to the House HERE ! Read the letter to the Senate HERE !
July 16, 2025
Read the full support letter HERE !
July 10, 2025
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