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Elderly care

Community-based mental health care: how community health workers support older adults and also benefit from this work

by Mark Mwenda Leave a Comment

Lee la versión en español aquí | Read spanish version here Community-based mental health care can benefit not only the people receiving care, but also the community health workers who deliver it. My name is Diego Otero-Oyague and I’m a Clinical and Community Psychologist working and doing research with Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Lima, Peru. I would like to share with … [Read more...] about Community-based mental health care: how community health workers support older adults and also benefit from this work

How CHWs Can Help Close Social Care Gaps for Older Adults

by Mark Mwenda 1 Comment

Acceda a la versión en español aquí | Access the Spanish Version Here This is the second feature in CHW Central's 2026 series on CHWs Supporting Older Adults, which brings together perspectives from different regions of the world on the growing role of Community Health Workers in supporting older adults. In this feature, Amanda Keddington shares insights from a needs … [Read more...] about How CHWs Can Help Close Social Care Gaps for Older Adults

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