The Association of Western Styrian Region for Help at Dementia Forget-me-not Šentjur (Slovenia) has published a new e-booklet in Slovene and English, aimed at informing adolescents about dementia. The booklet is called “Every person with dementia needs a hug”.
Insights about the disease are presented in this illustrated booklet, with the aim of making dementia less “scary”.
The idea for the publication came from the association’s many years of experience interacting with people living with various forms of dementia, as well as listening to their relatives. In addition, a recent survey on knowledge of dementia revealed that young people have a largely negative attitude towards symptoms developed by their relatives with dementia. This could also be a consequence of the lack of knowledge of the disease.
