Kindness and Mental Health
- Author
- Age Scotland
- Published
- Fri 22 May 2020
- Episode Link
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agescotland/episodes/Kindness-and-Mental-Health-eedk2d
The theme of Mental Health Awareness Week this year is 'Kindness'. So what role does this play in improving mental health?
We speak to Elaine McLernon, a former mental health nurse and Age Scotland's Dementia Training Officer about this, the impact of lockdown on older people's mental health and where people can go for support.
Read Elaine's blog about how to protect older people's mental health in challenging times ▶ bit.ly/2zhchfk
Find out more at www.agescotland.org.uk
