AAG report: Mental health and wellbeing in older age - What can be done? Participant information pack

Mental health and wellbeing are critical to ageing well, yet these areas are often poorly addressed within the aged care and broader settings. While many older people stay well, others face mental health risks due to chronic illness, grief and loss, and social isolation and loneliness, among other factors.

This work by AAG in the area of mental health in older adults commenced with a workshop held at the 52nd AAG conference in 2019. At this workshop, consideration was given to:

- The current status of older people’s mental health
- How access to mental health services in aged care could be improved,
particularly with a focus on prevention and early intervention
- Which groups are particularly disadvantaged when it comes to their
mental health
- How the health and ageing systems could better interact for the benefit of
older people’s mental wellbeing, and for the benefit of carers
~ Innovative approaches to mental health in aged care in Australia and globally.