The survey also suggests that young people are the most likely to want to learn about dementia. Oscar nominated actress Carey Mulligan, whose grandmother has Alzheimer’s, has become an ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society.

The Bournemouth University Dementia Institute (BUDI) was launched last week, it  works towards raising awareness and increasing the quality of care and support of people with Demetia.

Professor Anthea Innes, Director BUDI said “Raising awareness of dementia is critical, not only can it help us respond more positively to those with dementia now to help offer a supportive environment, but it may help in the long run to delay the onset of dementia if people take steps to address factors known to influence the risk of dementia. Not only are younger people (18-25 as identified in the yougov poll) important to target but also children in schools who may be seeing dementia in their families. There is a lovely little leaflet aimed at children and young people ‘The Milk’s in the Oven’ from the Mental Health Foundation that provides a simple overview of what it might be like to have dementia and how to cope if someone they know has dementia.”

 http://blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk/dementia-institute/

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