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What should you expect at your age? — [mental health services and support for older people]
Author(s)	Jill Manthorpe, Steve Iliffe
Journal title	Openmind, no 132, March/April 2005
Pages	pp 6-8
Source	http://www.openmindmagazine.org.uk
Keywords	Depression ; Psychiatric treatment ; Services ; Health services ; Voluntary agencies.
Annotation	Mental health services for older people continue to be regarded as a "Cinderella service". Using depression as an example, the authors ask why this is so, and whether voluntary sector involvement might improve this situation. They cite as examples the inquiry into older people's mental health being carried out jointly by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) and Age Concern England (ACE) since 2004. There is scope, too, for voluntary sector groups to influence local strategy, commissioning of services, and implementation. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050413202 A
Classmark	ENR: LP: I: L: PK *
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