Merran Kelsall,
Dementia Australia chair
Thank you to everyone who took action to create a more dementia-friendly future during 2024 Dementia Action Week from September 16 to 22.
Across Australia, individuals and organisations supported our campaign to ‘Act Now for a Dementia-Friendly Future’, encouraging everyone to take simple actions to challenge the stigma and discrimination faced by people living with dementia.
This follows research released by Dementia Australia for Dementia Action Week that found there has been a decade of persistent poor understanding of dementia among Australians, leading to stigma and discrimination.
On behalf of the estimated more than 421,000 people living with dementia in Australia and the more than 1.6 million people involved in their care, we thank everyone for their support.
While Dementia Action Week is only one week each year, the conversation and action to eliminate discrimination continues year-round. For information and tips on how you can continue working towards a dementia-friendly future, please visit dementia.org.au/DementiaActionWeek
For support any time, please contact the National Dementia Helpline on 1800 100 500, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.