About
Chris Roberts is from Wales, UK and was diagnosed with mixed dementia (Alzheimer’s type and vascular dementia) in early 2012, but has not let this diagnosis get in the way of leading a full life.
He spends a lot of his time raising awareness of dementia to dispel the stigma that is associated, promoting the development & continuation of better services and support. Chris campaigns to uphold the rights of all affected by dementia, having spoken in The Hague (29th AE Conference) and in the European Parliament about dementia as a disability, highlighting the lack of knowledge and support.
He has spoken nationally in Wales, in the rest of the UK, in Europe, and Internationally including Australia and Japan, always supported by his wife Jayne Goodrick.
Their lives were portrayed in a BBC Panorama Documentary titled "Living With Dementia, Chris's Story" and in a BBC Wales, "Week In Week Out" programme, titled "Who Will Look After Mum, Dad or Me?".
Chris also represents people with dementia in the following roles:
- Ambassador for Alzheimer’s Society UK
- Co-Founder & active Member of the 3Nations Dementia Working Group (England, N.Ireland and Wales)
- Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge Group for Air Transport
- Honorary Fellow & Lecturer in MSc Dementia Studies, School of Healthcare Sciences, Bangor University
- Salzburg Global Fellow (International Seminar 587)
- Ambassador for the National Association of Care Caterers (NACC)
- Member & former Board Member of Dementia Alliance International (DAI)
- Member of the Expert Working Group for the Wales Dementia Action Plan 2018 and was part of the Dementia Oversight of Implementation and Impact Group.
Prior to his role as Chairperson from 2020 to 2024, he was the Vice-Chairperson of the EWGPWD for four years, since joining the group in October 2016. As of 2024, Chris is a member.
Chris was nominated by the Alzheimer’s Society UK.
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