依据社会资本理论，老年人在长期社会互动中积累的人际网络、互惠规范及群体归属感，有助于缓解其 孤独感、无用感，对抗抑郁情绪，提升心理安全感。认知行为理论则认为，老年人常见的衰老焦虑、价 值感缺失等问题，常与负性思维和灾难化认知偏差相关。因此，维护老年人心理健康需双管齐下：既要 从社会学层面入手，构建社会支持网络、促进代际融合；也要运用心理学方法，加强认知引导与情绪调 节。本文结合上述理论，探索促进老年人心理健康的实践路径，旨在帮助老年群体保持积极心态，持续 发挥自身价值，更好地融入社会发展。 构建社区互助支持网络 强化老年人社会联结 在积极老龄观与健康老龄化理念指导下，维护老年人心理健康有赖于结构性社会支持体系和老年人持续 的社会角色参与。为此，可构建"社区互助支持网络"，整合人力与数智资源，形成常态化、可持续的运 行机制。如推行"时间银行"互助服务模式，由社区组织健康低龄且有意愿参与的老年人成立"银龄互助 志愿服务队"，分组定向服务高龄、空巢、独居或半失能老人，提供探访、代购、代办、陪同就医、智 能设备协助等服务。服务时长计入个人"时间银行"账户，未来可兑换社区服务或福利，形成"服务—存 储—兑换"良性循环。 ...

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Civil Affairs and other departments have jointly issued guidelines to enhance education on the national situation of population aging, aiming to integrate positive aging concepts and healthy aging into the entire process of economic and social development, fostering a societal consensus and proactive action to address population aging [1][3]. Group 1: Education Initiatives - The guidelines emphasize the need for education on the aging situation, aging policies and regulations, positive aging concepts, healthy aging ideas, and traditional culture of filial piety [3]. - Development of demonstration courses for education on population aging will be implemented, incorporating this education into training for party members, officials, and educational institutions, targeting various groups including party and government officials, youth, the elderly, and the general public [3][5]. Group 2: Infrastructure and Resource Development - Strengthening the foundational infrastructure for education on population aging includes establishing a national expert database and a team of educators, as well as promoting online learning platforms to enrich educational resources [5]. - The Ministry of Civil Affairs aims to utilize existing public service platforms to enhance resource supply for education on population aging, involving practitioners, experts, and retired professionals as educators [5]. Group 3: Support for Grassroots Elderly Associations - The guidelines encourage grassroots elderly associations to seek funding through various means and support social forces in participating in their development through donations [7]. - The associations are expected to act as a bridge to reflect the reasonable demands of the elderly and protect their legal rights, leveraging their experience in grassroots governance and rural revitalization to contribute to social and economic development [7][9].