T/CPCPA 0007-2024 Guidelines for Mental Health Services for Elderly People in Urban Communities

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Main Technical Content: 6.1 Overview On the basis of respecting the elderly’s wishes and meeting their diverse psychological needs, service providers comprehensively apply individual psychological counseling, group psychological guidance, and community-based thematic activities suitable for the elderly in this community to promote their mental health. 6.2 Methods of Mental Health Promotion and Education 6.2.1 Establishing, improving, and maintaining a mental health education network for the elderly. Employing various promotional methods, combining cultural customs, and adapting to local conditions to carry out popular science campaigns on mental health knowledge for the elderly, ensuring that over 80% of the elderly have knowledge of common mental health issues and meet the standards set by the National Health Commission. 6.2.2 Utilizing elderly activity venues and community publicity facilities such as street-level social psychological service centers/township social psychological service stations, health service centers, elderly activity centers, and elderly care rooms to provide materials and activities related to mental health maintenance and promotion, as well as psychological health issues, providing elderly people with convenient channels to obtain relevant knowledge and service resources. 6.3 Methods of Mental Health Assessment 6.3.1 Mental health assessment tools should comply with the provisions of T/BFSPW 001–2023. 6.3.2 Screening results and actions should meet the following requirements: — Prepare an overall mental health report for community primary healthcare institutions and higher-level departments; — Based on the results of individual psychological state assessments, provide personalized services. Service providers should evaluate elderly individuals suspected of having cognitive abnormalities or moderate or severe mental health issues and recommend referral. 6.4 Methods of Maintenance and Promotion 6.4.1 Thematic Activities

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