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Deep Outreach (Mentoring service)
Year of publication: 2007Publisher: Devon County Council
Summary:
This pilot is a new style of service for older people who have experienced some kind of down turn in their lives, often leading to loneliness, isolation and actual or a risk of social exclusion. The initiative built on the promising early evaluation results of the Upstream mentoring service (3) in Mid Devon. LinkAge Plus funded a controlled trial of mentoring in two areas – Exeter and Crediton (Age Concern Exeter Link2 service and Upstream). This is being taken further with Partnerships for Older People Projects (POPP) money from the Department of Health who have categorised the service as ‘early intervention’.
Link to download document: www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/devon-deep-outreach.pdf
