Currently the Community Development Coordinator for Alzheimer's Society in Cambridgeshire, my work involves raising awareness of the services available from our Dementia Support Team. I also work to increase understanding of dementia in the community and help reduce the stigma that can surround it. Prior to this role I worked as a Dementia Adviser within the Cambridgeshire Dementia Support Team, supporting people living with dementia and their carers, providing them with information, advice, signposting, and onward referral to other services and organisations, as well as providing emotional support for when their dementia journey becomes difficult.I have personal experience of supporting a close family member through their dementia journey and this drives me to raise awareness of dementia in the community and help reduce stigma and isolation. I have been trained as a Dementia Friends Champion and deliver Dementia Friends information sessions in the community to both health professionals and members of the public. I volunteered with The Norris Museum for five years, assisting at reminiscence sessions for those living with dementia, their families and carers.I have a BA (Hons) in Criminology from Anglia Ruskin University and gained valuable experience in the criminal justice system as a Police Support Volunteer with Cambridgeshire Constabulary. During this time I distributed advice to fraud victims and supported police officers' public order training.
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