Lots of older people have problems with their mental health, you are not alone. There is lots of support available to help you understand what you are feeling and either help you to take steps to help yourself or point you to places where you can get specialist support.

The NHS website has a dedicated section about mental health, with tools to help you assess your mood, information to help you understand how you are feeling and advice on how to reduce stress and anxiety, lift your low mood and improve your mental wellbeing

There are also sections dedicated to issues affecting older people – such as loneliness and how you can help an older person who you feel may be lonely. Click here for more details.

See also our pages on support for adults with learning disability and autism and support for veterans.

As well as the NHS there is support available from reputable national organisations and charities, including:

• Age UK

• Mind

• Rethink

• Samaritans

• Minded for Families