%0 Journal Article
%T CAGP-CCSMH Annual Scientific Meeting Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry and Canadian Coalition for Seniors¡¯ Mental Health
%J Archive of "Canadian Geriatrics Journal".
%D 2018
%X The Canadian population is aging and the Atlantic Provinces have the oldest population in the country. Mental health is an integral part of healthy aging, and multi-sectoral approaches to promoting the mental health of older adults are important. The Age-Friendly Communities (AFCs) approach, a global initiative launched by the WHO in 2006, supports active aging in communities by designing policies, programs, services and the built and social environments in a way that facilitates safe, engaged, and healthy aging. Each of the eight domains included in the AFC approach has an impact on mental health. These include: outdoor spaces and buildings; transportation; housing; social participation; respect and social inclusion; civic participation and employment; communication and information; and community support and health services. The AFC approach addresses seniors¡¯ mental health across the prevention and treatment spectrum, from building social connectedness to preventing loneliness, through to linking with specialized geriatric and/or psychiatry clinical care. This symposium will share initiatives and perspectives from Atlantic Canada that promote healthy active aging including positive mental health from a multidisciplinary perspective that includes the community environment and clinical care
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6281374/