Our webinars

This has been the best one hour I’ve spent in a long time. Thank you for so much useful information so clearly explained.

Hilary Doxford, living with young onset dementia

The aim of our webinars is to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experience amongst people with lived experience and professionals to improve understanding and awareness of issues relating to young onset dementia, how those issues might be resolved and the resultant benefits.

Upcoming webinars 

Social care for young onset dementia: raising social workers’ awareness

This webinar taking place on Wednesday 15th October 2025 from 12.30-1.30pm will introduce a resource that has been co-produced to help raise social workers’ understanding of young onset dementia, so that they are in a better position to respond effectively to those living with or supporting someone with the condition.

Julie, a former social worker and who lives with young onset dementia, will talk about her experiences of social care and the potential for improvement. Professor Jan Oyebode from the University of Bradford will provide findings from the DYNAMIC project on social workers’ awareness and experiences with young onset dementia.

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Social care for young onset dementia: the financial impact

This webinar taking place on Wednesday 19th November 2025 from 12.30-1.30pm will highlight the role of social care in enabling families affected by young onset dementia to plan for and cope with the financial challenges. It will introduce a resource that has been co-produced to help commissioners of services, social care, dementia services and third sector professionals to appreciate the impact of young onset dementia on finances and how vital it is to have responsive, co-ordinated services.

Elaine, who cares for her husband Lawrence who has young onset dementia, will talk about her experiences of the financial impact and support to manage this. Dr Catherine Quinn from the University of Bradford will provide findings from the DYNAMIC project, centring around a summary of what we know about the financial impact of young onset dementia.

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Past webinars

You can watch our past webinars here.