Welcome to day 8 of Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Week!

Dementia Prevention

The focus of today's resources will be on dementia prevention. Today, we are joined by Professor Nicola Lautenschlager of the University of Melbourne. You can read more about her research and writing here. 

Resources for today's theme: 

• The University of Melbourne- Physical activity guidelines for older Australians with mild cognitive impairment or subjective cognitive decline
• Dementia Australia- Risk factors for dementia and other resources about prevention linked in this webpage!
• World Health Organization- Risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia: WHO Guidlines
• AARP- Six Pillars of Brain Health: Watch these 6 videos that each detail a crucial element of maintaining a health body and mind!

Up-Coming Event Announcement

• Join Dr. Tedros, Director-General, WHO and Mr. Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on Monday 9 October at 12:30 CEST (See this event in your local time) for the launch of the WHO/OHCHR joint publication entitled "Mental health, human rights and legislation: guidance and practice”. Click here to see the full event flyer. The event will be moderated by Mr. Daniel Bergner, a highly esteemed writer for The New York Times Magazine. Register here via Zoom.