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TAKING ACTION AGAINST STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION ASSOCIATED WITH DEMENTIA

 A diagnosis of dementia can increase a person’s sense of vulnerability. Not only are people faced with challenging cognitive changes but too often many also face needless stigma and discrimination that can make the experience worse.

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As such, the discrimination caused by stigma that accompanies a diagnosis of dementia needs to be “flipped on its ear!”

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The purpose of this toolkit is to recognize and respond to this stigma and discrimination.  It has been designed by people with dementia to help others – including other people living with dementia, the people who support them, and those who do research  –  to address the challenges of stigma and discrimination.

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While you can enter the site in any way you choose, we have tried to make the information as relevant to each group as possible. 

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If you want to learn more about the Action Group who created this Toolkit, and how you can create your own initiative, visit:
The Flipping Stigma on its Ear Toolkit has been peer-reviewed by experts and listed on the World Health Organization's Global Dementia Observatory Knowledge Exchange Platform as one of their top ten resources for dementia diagnosis, care, support, and dementia monitoring.
Learn about events, activities and what the Flipping Stigma Action Group does in our Newsletter. 

CONTACT US at
flipping.stigma@ubc.ca

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This toolkit was developed as part of a participatory action research project "Reducing Stigma and Promoting Social Inclusion of People with Dementia: Putting Social Citizenship into Practice: ", funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

The Flipping Stigma Toolkit is licensed under
CC BY-NC 4.0.
 
It was a collaboration between the Flipping Stigma Action Group, co-led by Jim Mann and Deborah O’Connor, and the Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia research team, co-led by Jim Mann, Deborah O’Connor, and Alison Phinney. 

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