Dementia Aware: what you need to know about the emotional responses to a diagnosis of dementia At the first World Health Organization Ministerial Conference on ‘Global Action Against Dementia’ (2015), Margaret Chan (Director General, WHO), opened with this statement: “I can think of no other disease so deeply dreaded by
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsWiHXFzHpQ[/embedyt] All human beings, from the moment we are born, until the day we die, need love and a sense of belonging, of attachment, of safety, and the need to be valued and supported. So, imagine what it is like for an infant or young child who does not
What is Mental Health? In the past few years, there has been a lot of dialogue about brain health or mental health. Many people still have difficulty acknowledging that brain/mental health is an essential component of physical health, of life, and consequently, those of us living with a
