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Grouchy old men?
- Author:
- WILLIAMSON Toby
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 13(1), March 2009, pp.19-22.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article describes Grouchy Old Men?, a Mental Health Foundation project that aims to raise awareness of the emotional health and mental well-being needs of older men. It is also challenging perceptions of who older men are and how they relate to the world. The project involves several activities including: developing a learning and information exchange network for organisations with an interest in older men's mental health; producing a "how to" guide to developing services that engage isolated older men; working with organisations such as Age Concern to pilot new approaches to communicating, engaging and working with older men with mental health needs. It concludes that age, poorly designed information and inaccessible services should not prevent older men from getting support for their emotional health and well-being when they need it.
Grouchy Old Men? Promoting older men's mental health and emotional well being
- Author:
- WILLIAMSON Toby
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 15(4), 2011, pp.164-176.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper provides an overview of key issues involved in older men's mental health and well-being, focusing on depression and suicide. It examines key mental health policy documents to see how far they address the mental health and well-being of older men. The paper goes on to describe a 2-year service improvement project called Grouchy Old Men? that finished in 2010. The project aimed to improve the mental health and well-being of older men, particularly those who were isolated and at risk of depression and suicide. To do this, the project worked collaboratively with individuals and organisations with an active issue in the issue. It used an organisational development approach based upon the concept of ‘change agent’ whereby the project aimed to act as a catalyst for change elsewhere. It did this through gathering and disseminating examples of good practice and by piloting a training module to raise awareness about the mental health of older men. An internal evaluation carried out at the end of the project and feedback from people who had participated in the training workshop indicated that the project had made a very positive impact.
Older people's mental health today: a hand book
- Authors:
- WILLIAMSON Toby, ed.
- Publisher:
- OLM-Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 212p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Each chapter in this handbook has been written by an expert in a particular aspect of older people’s mental health. These include, practitioners, academics, policy experts, people from the voluntary sector and those that have used mental health services. The book is divided into two main sections; the first looks at what keeps older people mentally well and healthy, together with relevant policies and legislation; the second discusses the different types of mental health problems and conditions that older people may experience, together with types of services, care and support that are available. Within these sections, chapters discuss topics such as: old age and mental health in the context of lifespan; depression and anxiety; families, carers and friends; housing and environment issues; adult protection and risk; dignity in care; and current best practice for dementia. The book is designed to be an introduction to the topic for a wide range of students and practitioners who wish to further their knowledge and understanding of the difficulties experienced by older people with mental health problems.
Older people's mental health today: a handbook
- Editors:
- WILLIAMSON Toby, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- OLM-Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 212p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This handbook is a collection of chapters written by experts in the field of older people’s mental health. It is divided into two sections: mental health and well-being of older people; care and support of older people with mental health problems. Individual chapters discuss topics such as old age and mental health in the context of lifespan; depression and anxiety; families, carers and friends; housing and environment issues; legal issues; adult protection and risk; dignity in care; current best practice for dementia.