Paul Kleyman directs the Ethnic Elders Newsbeat at New America Media in San Francisco. Until 2009 he spent 20 years as editor of Aging Today, the newspaper of the American Society on Aging. He is also national coordinator of the Journalists Network on Generations and edits it's e-news, Generations Beat Online. His book, Senior Power: Growing Old Rebelliously (1974) was among the first trade press titles on this subject. Kleyman is the recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California, 2009 Distinguished Service to Journalism Award.

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Innovations Bring Depressed Elders Back from "Living Hell"

<p>Serious depression is a growing problem for multicultural seniors. But unlike older whites, ethnic people 50-plus are blocked from treatment by poverty, limited or no insurance, lack of programs geared for them—and the stigma of mental problems that permeates many cultures. New America media senior editor Paul Kleyman begins his occasional series on mental challenges for ethnic seniors with this article on treatable depression.</p>

Golden Years Grow Dark for Isolated Seniors

<div class="node-body"><p>Serious depression is a growing problem for multicultural seniors. But unlike older whites, ethnic people 50-plus are blocked from treatment by poverty, limited or no insurance, lack of programs geared for them—and the stigma of mental problems that permeates many cultures. New America media senior editor Paul Kleyman reports his series on mental challenges for ethnic seniors.</p></div>

Ethnic Seniors Grapple with Depression--Alone

<p>Serious depression is a growing problem for multicultural seniors. But unlike older whites, ethnic people 50-plus are blocked from treatment by poverty, limited or no insurance, lack of programs geared for them—and the stigma of mental problems that permeates many cultures. New America media senior editor Paul Kleyman begins his occasional series on mental challenges for ethnic seniors with this article on treatable depression.</p>