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Camden Minds: Dementia Involvement Group – DEEP (The Dementia Engagement & Empowerment Project)

Camden Minds (previously called The Cameos) is part of the national Dementia Engagement & Empowerment Project (DEEP) which supports groups to try to change services and policies that affect the lives of people with dementia.

The Camden Minds are a dementia Involvement Group based in the London Borough of Camden. Camden Minds members describe themselves as a “friendly bunch”. The group meet on a monthly basis in the Belsize Park area.

The aims of the Camden Minds are to:

  • Reduce the stigma of dementia
  • Have a say in services and policies relevant to us
  • Get peer support

The Camden Minds are currently supported by DEEP, Camden Carers Centre and Age UK Camden.

 
Contact name:
Jill Pay
Telephone:
01392 420076 (DEEP contact)
Sector:
Public

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Advocacy services offer support to vulnerable older people, people with physical/learning disabilities and/or sensory impairments. These services will support people to: ¦Speak out for themselves ¦Make sure their rights are respected ¦Express what they want ¦Represent their interests ¦Help them get the services they need Their underpinning principles are to promote social inclusion, equality and social justice
For some people later in their life the cells in the brain that are related to mental ability become damaged, causing a gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember. When this happens it is referred to as dementia. Dementia is a non-specific illness syndrome (set of signs and symptoms) in which affected areas of cognition may be memory, attention, language, and problem solving.