Campaigns & issues

Age Concern has launched a major national campaign to raise awareness of the obstacles that can lead to older people with depression being denied effective treatment.

Age Concern will be pushing the Government and the NHS to remove the ageist barriers that prevent older people with depression from receiving effective treatment.

As part of our ongoing public awareness campaign we have also developed a series of leaflets aimed at older people with depression (and their family/friends) to encourage them to overcome their reluctance to seek treatment.

We have worked in partnership with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) to develop an online interactive game for GPs and other primary care professionals called Take the Challenge‚ which tests attitudes and assumptions about depression in later life. Click on the link below for more details.