Encouraging healthcare students to engage with dementia
‘It’s good for students to start with a community perspective as most people with health conditions are community based’ – Professor Lesley Baillie, Dementia Friends Champion Healthcare professionals...
View ArticleAsk your DFO – What is a webinar and how do I get involved?
Each month, one of our DFOs (Dementia Friends Officers) answer one of your Dementia Friends Champions questions. Ian Hind, DFO for the East Midlands, answers this month’s question: Dementia Friends...
View ArticleWhat’s it like to be a member of the Champions forum?
The Champions forum is an opportunity for a group of Dementia Friends Champions to work together and with the Dementia Friends team throughout the year to share their feedback on the programme and to...
View ArticleWhat’s it like to deliver your first Information Session?
Natalie Hicks recently became a Dementia Friends Champion and, after initially feeling nervous, is now confidently planning and delivering Information Sessions in her community. Here Natalie tells us...
View ArticleDementia Friends & The Guinness Partnership
Staff at housing and care organisation The Guinness Partnership have been working hard to raise awareness of dementia across the organisation and encourage staff to take action to help people affected...
View ArticleChildren and young people – updates to the Information Session resources
Since the Dementia Friends team launched the resources for delivering the Information Session to children and young people in 2014, over 100,000 young people have become Dementia Friends! Thank you to...
View ArticleMeet your Dementia Friends Officers
We caught up with our team of Dementia Friends Officers to find out a bit more about them… Aimee Packwood - I cover the East of England. My favourite Session was last year during Dementia Awareness...
View ArticleAsk your DFO – How do I get more people to come to my public Dementia Friends...
Each month, one of our DFOs (Dementia Friends Officers) answer one of your Dementia Friends Champions questions. Chella Borde, DFO for Wales, answers this month’s question: How do I get more people to...
View ArticleOur Very First Dementia Friends Champion Conferences
“The whole day was very enjoyable but the most enjoyable moment was listening to Alan Mills. Totally inspirational and underlines why we Dementia Friends Champions are so committed to do everything we...
View ArticleHow people living with dementia and children have helped to create the first...
At Alzheimer’s Society we believe in working with other national Alzheimer’s Associations and global partners to collaborate and share learning towards the global dementia challenge. In doing so we...
View ArticleAsk your DFO – What is National Inclusion Week and how can i get involved?
Ask your DFO Question: What is National Inclusion Week and how can I get involved? Answer: National Inclusion Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of the importance of inclusion in all...
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