Befriending of older adults

Befriending of Older Adults
Bauer A, Knapp M, Perkins M Personal Social Services Research Unit, London. 2011

Project ID (Internal)	20
Project Status	completed
Full Reference (text)	Bauer A, Knapp M, Perkins M (2011) Befriending of older adults. In: Mental Health Promotion and Mental Illness Prevention: the Economic Case. Personal Social Services Research Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science. [The report can be accessed here]
Full Reference (URL)	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/39303/1/Mental_health_promotion_and_mental_illness_prevention(author).pdf
Summary / Abstract	Befriending initiatives, often delivered by volunteers, provide an‘upstream’ intervention that is potentially of value both to the person being befriended and the ‘befriender’. For those receiving the intervention, particularly older people, it promotes social inclusion and reduces loneliness; for the befriender, there is the personal satisfaction of contributing to the local community by offering support and skills. Specific potential benefits include the improved mental wellbeing of the person receiving the intervention, a reduced risk of depression, and associated savings in health care costs.
Publication Title	Befriending of Older Adults
Author(s)	Bauer A, Knapp M, Perkins M
Publication Details	Personal Social Services Research Unit, London.
Publication Year / End of Project	2011
Last Accessed	03/01/2019 12:00 am
NAO Keyword(s)	Home care;

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ECONOMICS OF SOCIAL CARE COMPENDIUM