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Age, frailty, loneliness and suicide
This webinar covers how frailty, loneliness, sadness, depression and suicide are connected, as well as presents strategies to support practitioners to mitigate the link between physical and mental frailty.
Learning Outcomes
- Discuss how frailty, loneliness, sadness, depression and suicide are connected.
- Identify strategies for mitigating the link between physical frailty and mental frailty.
- Evaluate the role the community plays in Older People's physical and mental health.
- Identify the services that can support Older People's social and emotional wellbeing in the community and Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs).
- Discuss improved targeting of referrals for older people who may be experiencing frailty, loneliness, sadness, depression or suicidal ideation as a result of improved understanding of the role of different disciplines and community services.
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This webinar was produced in June 2022. The Mental Health Professionals’ Network’s webinars are produced for mental health professionals. The information is intended for suitably-experienced mental health professionals and does not replace clinical judgement and decision making. It is intended for use as a guide of a general nature only and may or may not be relevant to particular patients or circumstances. The subject matter is not exhaustive of any mental health conditions presented. Health professionals implementing any recommendations contained in the webinar must exercise their own independent skill or judgement or seek appropriate professional advice relevant to their own particular circumstances when so doing. Any information presented in the webinar recording was deemed relevant at the time of the live event and after this date has not been reviewed. No guarantee can be given that the information is free from error or omission. Accordingly, MHPN and its employees and agents shall have no liability (including without limitation liability by reason of negligence) to any users of the information contained in any MHPN webinar for any loss or damage (consequential or otherwise) cost or expense incurred or arising by reason of any person using or relying on the information contained in MHPN webinars and whether caused by reason of any error, negligent act, omission or misrepresentation of the information.