New web resource for mental health in older people

A free web-based resource providing information about mental health for older people has been launched. MindEd for Older People is supported by NHS England in partnership with Health Education England. Mental health problems are as common in older adults as they are in younger age groups yet there have been historic inequalities in access to mental health services and an under-diagnosis of mental health conditions in older people. Older people are a fifth as likely as younger age groups to have access to talking therapies. At the same time, people aged 75 and over are six times as likely to be on tranquilisers