This booklet explains how people with dementia might behave and feel, and provides young people with information about the illness and how to cope if someone they know has dementia. There are also a number of exercises in the booklet which make it ideal for use in the classroom, as part of a PSHE lesson.
Read : Booklet about dementia for children and young peopleWhat might affect your mental health in later life, mental health problems in later life and what you can do to improve your mental health in later life.
Read : Mental health in later lifeThe causes and potential consequences of a lack of mental capacity, and how you can plan ahead.
Read : Mental capacityThis paper describes the social model of disability in relation to dementia, as well as national and international law that is informed by it or that it connects with.
Read : Dementia, rights, and the social model of disabilityThe Mental Health Foundation has led an inquiry into our understanding of some of the most challenging aspects of living with dementia.
Read : What is truth? An inquiry about truth and lying in dementia careWe coordinate the formation, facilitation and evaluation of three self-help, peer-support groups for people with dementia (or suspected dementia) in extra care and sheltered housing schemes across London.
Read : Dementia self-help project