Intercultural Support

‘Finding Patience’ opens the door for health and care professionals to start talking about cultural sensitivities that may result in a reluctance to come forward and talk about concerns. It aims to encourage health and care professionals to break down barriers in order to reach people who may otherwise go undiagnosed or struggle in isolation to...

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The making of the ‘Purani Yaadein’ (Old Memories) film was inspired by personal experiences of our team; whose parents arrived in the UK in the 1960’s from South Asia to fill the labour shortage in the textile industry. We wanted to record the ‘Purani’ (old) memories of people of that early generation as part of this project, which also included...

Dementia affects nearly 25,000 people from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups in the UK. The population makeup of the UK means that these numbers will only increase with time. This film explores the double discrimination and how the current system fails to address the unique issues faced by BME people with dementia. The film is part of the End...

Maria Money from the African Elders is a Dementia Champion nad talks about how as we get older it can become increasingly difficult to remember things

This initiative was developed by Salon Muistiyhdistys ry as part of the Memoni-project. The speaking-up-tool is a set of picture cards which can be used for counselling, group discussions and peer group support for people from different minority ethnic groups.
These cards have been created as a ”speaking-up tool” for different situations. The full...

The Dementia Alliance for Culture and Ethnicity (DACE) is an alliance of individuals and organisations currently providing information and support to people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities in the UK. DACE aims to promote improved understanding of dementia in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and improved services and...

Touchstone’s BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) Dementia Service provides specialist support to people living with memory problems or a diagnosis of dementia and their carers from ethnic minorities. Our aim is to raise awareness of dementia within BME communities by breaking down the barriers that exists about dementia and bring it out into the open...