Prevention and mental health

Effective prevention can make a big different to the mental health of older people. SCIE's resources in this area includes a project looking at the particular barriers faced by BME older people in accessing good mental health care and a tool that has been developed to support early intervention in dementia care.

Social Care TV: The mental health and wellbeing of elders in black and minority ethnic communities: the impact of poor housing on mental wellbeing
SCIE Social Care TV video
Published: June 2011

Social Care TV: The mental health and wellbeing of elders in black and minority ethnic communities: working together for mental wellbeing
SCIE Social Care TV video
Published: June 2011

Social Care TV: The mental health and wellbeing of elders in the black and minority ethnic community: promoting mental wellbeing
SCIE Social Care TV video
Published: June 2011

Windows of opportunity: prevention and early intervention in dementia
SCIE Web resource
Published: March 2011

Supporting black and minority ethnic older people's mental wellbeing: accounts of social care practice
SCIE Report 38
Published: December 2010

The extent and impact of depression on BME older people and the acceptability, accessibility and effectiveness of social care provision
SCIE Systematic map 3