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Grouchy old men?
— promoting older men's mental health and emotional well-being | | Author(s) | Toby Williamson |
| Journal title | Working with Older People, vol 15, issue 4, 2011 |
| Pages | pp 164-176 |
| Source | http://www.pierprofessional.com |
| Keywords | Older men ; Mental health [elderly] ; Projects. |
| Annotation | Grouchy Old Men? was a 2-year project that used a "change agent" model of organisational development which aimed to improve older men's mental health and well-being through gathering and disseminating examples of good practice and piloting a training module to raise awareness about older men's mental health. This paper provides an overview of the key issues involved in the Grouchy Old Men? project run by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF), which focused on older men who were isolated and at risk of depression and suicide. The project was successful in supporting and promoting a number of local initiatives and organisations, as well as a national network, seeking to develop services to better meet the needs of this group, also raising awareness more generally about older men's mental health. The paper suggests ways that services for older people can develop in order to make themselves more accessible to older men with mental health needs. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120903007 A |
| Classmark | BC: D: 3E |
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