COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH OF ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS: A SWISS CASE STUDY

The “Neighbourhoods in Solidarity” (NS) are a group of over 20 community-based action-research interventions in Switzerland that aim to empower elderly individuals to group together and to participate more in their neighbourhoods. This study evaluates differences in group memberships, social cohesion, empowerment, and depression scores of individuals aged 55+ residing in 5 neighbourhoods with and 5 without the NS, using cross-sectional data...