{"id":20273,"date":"2021-09-15T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=20273"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:42:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:42:50","slug":"supporting-older-adults-using-principles-and-values-to-promote-best-practice","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/supporting-older-adults-using-principles-and-values-to-promote-best-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting Older Adults&#8217; Mental Health: Using principles and values to promote best practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20273\" class=\"elementor elementor-20273\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resource\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f83d65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12f83d65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600521a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"600521a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span data-teams=\"true\"><i>This<\/i><i> resource<\/i><i> was published in<\/i><i> 2021<\/i><i>. The data may be out of date.<\/i><\/span><\/h5><p>The following principles and values are intended to guide the development of policies, programs, and services that promote and support the mental health of older adults, as well as programs and services for older adults who are living with mental health problems and illnesses. 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