In adults aged 65 and older, falls are the leading cause of injury and injury related death, with over a quarter of older adults experiencing a fall each year. As the population of older adults increases, the morbidity and mortality associated with falls is also anticipated to increase. According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 1 in 4 older adults fall each year. Annually, 36,000 older adults die from fall related injuries, and falls lead to 3 million emergency department visits. Fear of falling can limit activities and quality of life for vulnerable older adults. Studies show that interventions by health care providers can reduce the risk of falling by approximately 25%. As frontline healthcare workers, geriatric psychiatrists can play a pivotal role in recognizing and helping to prevent falls in older adults. In this session, we provide information and tools to help identify, evaluate, and intervene with older adults to prevent falls and fall related injury.In this session, we will provide an update on validated screening tools that can be used by geriatric psychiatrists to evaluate older adults at risk of falling, even before the first fall happens. Screening tools include self-report measures such as the STEADI questionnaire, as well as in office evaluations such as the Timed Up and Go. We will also review screenings for fear of falling, which is a known risk factor for falls.Next, we will review methodology for the evaluation of an older adult, including assessment of mobility, medication, sensory impairment, home environment, and other factors that contribute to fall risk. This portion of the symposium will be presented by a Geriatric Medicine faculty member and Combined Medicine/Psychiatry Resident, who will translate best practices into methods that can be easily adapted by the geriatric mental health workforce in the course of clinical practice. We will then describe evidence-based interventions to decrease falls risk in a way that is tailored to patients' individual risk, and we will and share resources that can be readily accessed for additional training and intervention. To elucidate these points, we will discuss a representative clinical case of an older adult at risk for falls.In this presentation, we will draw on new literature through initiatives such as the CDC's Stopping Elderly Deaths, Injury, and Accidents (STEADI) program that highlights innovation in this area. We will also draw attention to how this problem impacts diverse communities, and how interventions may be tailored to a diverse patient population.