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Our activities The Young Dementia Network’s current activities include: Our plans Our 2021-2025 plan is informed by: Future activities and projects include:

Dementia and Hope – resources

Dementia and Hope – useful resources On this page, you will find other resources which will help you to understand this approach and put it into practice and details of organisations who may be able to offer you additional support and information.

YODA group, Bromley

Member showcase: Young Onset Dementia Activists Group Supporting people living with young onset dementia in Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich The Young Onset Dementia Activists Group – better known by its acronym YODA – is part of Bromley MindCare, which is managed by Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich Mind, one of the largest local branches of the […]

How can a GP help people with young onset dementia?

How can a GP help people with young onset dementia? A good relationship with a GP and GP practice is key to helping a person with young onset dementia and their family navigate the complex systems and pathways for young onset dementia care. This webinar was led by Dr Nerida Burnie, a general practitioner with […]

Sarah Merriman

Sarah Merriman Freelance Dementia Consultant Sarah Merriman works as a Freelance Dementia Consultant. She has seven years of lived experience caring for her Nana with dementia. She also spent ten years working in the charity sector as Head of Campaigning and Influencing and then Service Development Lead for a dementia carers charity. She has a […]

Personal checklist

Personal checklist Our Personal checklist is a resource that is for anyone who has concerns about signs and symptoms of young onset dementia. It is not a diagnostic tool but is intended to be used as a checklist which individuals can use to record symptoms they, or a family member or friend, may be experiencing and then, […]

What is the Young Dementia Network?

What is the Young Dementia Network? The Young Dementia Network is an online influencing community working collaboratively to improve lives. Launched in 2016 and driven by first-hand expertise and experience, the Network is now hosted by Dementia UK. People living with young onset dementia and their families are at its heart. Our purpose We want to […]

Supporting implementation of the NICE guideline for young onset dementia

Supporting implementation of the NICE guideline for young onset dementia The Young Dementia Network has produced a resource for commissioners and frontline health and care professionals that provides guidance on how to address the challenges and meet the unique needs of people of working age living with dementia. Young onset dementia has significant differences from […]