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The Dementia Friends initiative - supporting people with dementia and their carers
— reflections from Japan | | Author(s) | Mayumi Hayashi |
| Journal title | International Journal of Care and Caring, vol 1, no 2, June 2017 |
| Publisher | Policy Press, June 2017 |
| Pages | pp 281-287 |
| Source | http://policypressco/journals/international-journa... |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Informal care ; Participation ; Social policy ; Japan ; International. |
| Annotation | Globally, there are some 46.8 million people living with dementia. In Japan, there are 5 million, or 15% of those aged 65+. This article assesses the work of Dementia Friends since it was launched in Japan in 2005, led by the not-for-profit Community Care Policy Netwrk (CCPN). Following the success of the scheme in Japan, where at the time of this article the country had 7.7 million Dementia Friends, the idea spread to England in 2013, followed by Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Australia and Canada. Since then, the expnasion has continued to Nigeria, Germany, Gibraltar, Israel, Mauritius, South Korea and Dednmark. The contributions of those living with dementia should not be overlooked: they can inform and improve dementia policy and practice, as has been the case since the creation of the Japan Dementia Working Group (JDWG) in 2014. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170728247 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6: TMB: TM2: 7DT: 72 |
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