World Alzheimer’s Month is September

Every September, people come together from all around the world to raise

awareness and to challenge the stigma that persists around dementia.

September 2021 marks the 10th year of this vital global awareness raising

campaign. September 21st is World Alzheimer’s Day.

The focus for this year’s World Alzheimer’s Month campaign is diagnosis,

stimulated by recent developments, and potential breakthroughs, in both

dementia treatment and diagnostics. In conjunction with this, we are

encouraging people to recognise the potential warning signs of dementia

and to understand the importance of a timely dementia diagnosis,

motivating concerned individuals to seek out information, advice and

support – ultimately with the aim of challenging the stigma that surrounds

its diagnosis.

It is only through a collective effort that we can raise much needed

awareness and challenge the stigma and misinformation that still

surrounds dementia, and we are calling on everyone to do something

during September, however small or large, to support the ‘Know Dementia,

Know Alzheimer’s’ campaign.

We welcome your support in raising awareness for World Alzheimer’s

Month by posting or sharing key messages.

Link: https://www.understandtogether.ie/about-dementia/

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