Full of Life We are piloting a service to improve the wellbeing and emotional resilience of older people suffering from mild depression, anxiety or social isolation. Full of Life is a self-help course based on a CBT / positive psychology approach developed by Dr Chris Williams (Glasgow University). It is run by trained volunteers as group sessions and individual telephone support.

We are piloting a service to improve the wellbeing and emotional resilience of older people suffering from mild depression, anxiety or social isolation.

Full of Life is a self-help course based on a CBT / positive psychology approach developed by Dr Chris Williams (Glasgow University).

It is run by trained volunteers as group sessions and individual telephone support.

The big picture Big initiatives Action research Underpinning themes UK Resilience Programme Full of Life: wellbeing in later years Apprenticeship pathfinder project Environmental sustainability Measurement Neighbourhood and community empowerment Parenting support The Local Wellbeing Project

UK Resilience Programme

Full of Life: wellbeing in later years

Apprenticeship pathfinder project

Environmental sustainability

Measurement

Neighbourhood and community empowerment

Parenting support

Features, needs and efficiencies Features of your project Based on CBT- aims to improve emotional resilience and life skills Two models: group sessions and telephone support Run by trained local volunteers Efficiencies created Eases pressure on local mental health services through improving the emotional resilience of service users and using trained volunteers rather than clinicians Needs your project meets A preventative service specifically for older age range Telephone support for most isolated and group sessions to improve social networks Volunteering opportunities for older people in the community Describe the 3 key features and benefits of your project, as well as the needs it meets.

Features of your project

Based on CBT- aims to improve emotional resilience and life skills

Two models: group sessions and telephone support

Run by trained local volunteers

Efficiencies created

Eases pressure on local mental health services through improving the emotional resilience of service users and using trained volunteers rather than clinicians

Needs your project meets

A preventative service specifically for older age range

Telephone support for most isolated and group sessions to improve social networks

Volunteering opportunities for older people in the community

Measures of success Reduction in symptoms of depression or anxiety amongst service users 2. Frequent re-use of materials and/or skills 3. A growing number of trained local volunteers

Reduction in symptoms of depression or anxiety amongst service users

2. Frequent re-use of materials and/or skills

3. A growing number of trained local volunteers

Support Local authority or third sector partners to expand pilot Committed local project managers Local buy-in Describe 3 key forms of support you need to get your idea off the ground? Although funding is always supportive, what other help do you need?

Local authority or third sector partners to expand pilot

Committed local project managers

Local buy-in

I am willing to attend the Festival of Ideas on 12 th November to talk about this project and to be signed up to the Innovation Exchange website to support this knowledge sharing after the event. I do understand that this event is the launch of the North East JIP’s Provider Development Fund and I am interested in the possibility of applying to this Fund in the future I do understand that this Fund will only support projects that involve collaboration between at least two providers of social care services and that funded projects will be part of an evaluation process to include both research interviews and knowledge sharing events. Your commitments

I am willing to attend the Festival of Ideas on 12 th November to talk about this project and to be signed up to the Innovation Exchange website to support this knowledge sharing after the event.

I do understand that this event is the launch of the North East JIP’s Provider Development Fund and I am interested in the possibility of applying to this Fund in the future

I do understand that this Fund will only support projects that involve collaboration between at least two providers of social care services and that funded projects will be part of an evaluation process to include both research interviews and knowledge sharing events.