As the first generation of Greek Australians age, the prevalence of dementia is on the rise. Moving Pictures, spearheaded by Associate Professor Bianca Brijnath, is a series of short films and comics that seek to raise awareness about dementia and services available by documenting the experiences of informal carers, such as family and friends who look after their loved ones, as well as featuring professionals from key service providers the likes of Pronia and Fronditha [...]

With one in three older Australians being from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background, Australia is an increasingly ageing and multicultural society. Much of the materials available about health concerns such as dementia are merely translated from English rather than produced for specific CALD groups. Through an innovative multimedia project—Moving Pictures: Raising dementia awareness in culturally and linguistically diverse communities—researchers at the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) in collaboration with Curtin University have co-produced with [...]

Associate Professor Bianca Brijnath, Director Social Gerontology at the National Ageing Research Institute, talks about using Multi-media movies to build understanding about dementia in multicultural Australia. Listen...

When there's no word for dementia The National Ageing Research Institute says there's limited awareness of dementia in people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Director of Social Gerontology at the institute, Bianca Brijnath, explains how this is leading to delayed diagnosis and poorer outcomes. 'Moving pictures' is a film project that hopes to change that. Sukhwinder Rakhra is a carer for his mother who has dementia and tells us why it was so important to be interviewed [...]

Associate Professor Bianca Brijnath, Director Social Gerontology at the National Ageing Research Institute said Moving Pictures was a critical step forward in helping people from CALD backgrounds understand more about dementia and the services that are available. Read more...

Improving the understanding of dementia and access to care for people in Chinese, Indian and Arab communities, is the focus of a series of short films funded by the Morrison Government. Moving Pictures is a series 15 films to help people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds look out for the warning signs of dementia, where to find help and the types of dementia care available. Read more...