Behavioral Activation for the PreVention of Post-strokE Depression in LoW-incomE Older Stroke Survivors

Inclusion Criteria: * Enrollment within 3-months +2 weeks of a first-time ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke * 24-item HDRS score \< 15 indicating subthreshold depression defined as the absence of depressive symptoms or presence of mild symptoms of depression * Single person income less than or equal to $45,000 * Residing in a community residence * Ability to speak and read in English or Spanish * Mini-MoCA score \> or equal to 11 Exclusion Criteria: * Stroke event unrelated to vascular risk factors (e.g., drug use) or transient ischemic attack * 24-item HDRS score \> or equal to 15 indicating moderate to severe depression * Actively participating in psychotherapy * high suicide risk or severe psychiatric illness (e.g., bipolar disorder and active psychosis) and/or actively taking antipsychotics * Diagnosed dementia and/or currently taking cognitive enhancers, amyloid-targeting medications, or orexin receptor antagonists * Patient Health Questionnaire 9 score \> or equal to 10 and/or answers positive to Q9 * Diagnosed aphasia and/or severe cognitive impairments * high-risk alcohol or drug misuse * receiving medications for mood disorders and a change in dose or type within the last 4 weeks