So do spouses without psychiatric conditions also tend to marry each other? www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Interesting report from a local hospice on how it's starting to work with local communities to respond to people's deaths and bereavement. Some good case studies, too. www.stchristophers.org.uk/from-convers...

Interesting study which tries to distinguish being tolerated as a minority in your job and being positively valued. www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Should I have tried to write a specialised Substack? open.substack.com/pub/politics...

New report shows that when you increase retirement age (many countries are doing it) older women already in poverty and not in employment because of bad health, lose out because they cannot or do not return to work. ifs.org.uk/publications...

Seeing the positives in being alone makes you less likely to be adversely affected by loneliness. www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Comprehensive briefing on UK mental health crisis services, not always available or appropriate. www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/wp-content/u...

The government did not bother with the ageing population in its industrial strategy. ageing-better.org.uk/blogs/signif...

Interesting account of tech surveillance system helping older people with dementia stay in their homes. www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/new...

Thoughtful summary of research and concerns about family assessment centres. www.cypnow.co.uk/content/anal...

Huge costs for older people who pay their own fees for care in later life cross-subsidises low government costs for care services. www.carehomeprofessional.com/david-sincla...

Interesting info reminds us that where we die varies depending on where we live. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/wha...

Useful research based info on helping older people manage finances. Important for social workers and other advisers because a common form of abuse of older people is financial. www.mcmasteroptimalaging.org/hitting-the-...

Important discussion on dignity as a basis for retirement pensions. www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

Useful research based info on how hearing and sight problems can be managed by older people. www.mcmasteroptimalaging.org/blog/detail/...

Info on legal protections against domestic abuse (intimate partner violence) in the UK, useful for social workers and other advisers. www.lexology.com/library/deta...

Useful research based info on how hearing and sight problems may connect to memory and thinking problems of older people. www.mcmasteroptimalaging.org/blog/detail/...