In March, the Dementia: Understand Together team launched their “Dementia Inclusive Community” symbol which was developed together with people with dementia, carers, partners and champions and which connects all the many inclusive activities and services across the country and visually represents solidarity with people with dementia and their families.
The aim now is to ensure that the symbol is visible in our communities. We would like to encourage everyone is our communities to use the window stickers, badges and posters to send the important message to families, friends, visitors, members, colleagues and customers across the country that people with dementia are welcome and supported.
Materials
You can order all symbol materials free of charge from www.healthpromotion.ie, just select ‘Dementia’ from the drop down list to see the items available. We can also send out bulk orders of the guidance document, window sticker, badges and posters if you let us know how many items you need by emailing with your address and contact details to: understandtogether@hse.ie
Below are the following resources to download and use:
– the round version of the new symbol which you might choose to use as a signature or profile image, click to open full version and download
– the guidance document for the symbol for your reference (opens in new window to be read or downloaded)
Training
Dementia Awareness Training can be arranged within communities. Training sessions can be held online or face to face. Just email understandtogether@hse.ie
There are also short training videos for individuals here: https://www.understandtogether.ie/training-resources/training-and-resources.html
