Dementia Friends
Champions
Dementia Friends Rooms Experience
After over a year of development we are excited to share our brand-new Dementia Friends Rooms Experience!
Want to champion the dementia friends movement?
Dementia Friends information sessions are facilitated by volunteer Champions who have participated in Champion training. This will equip you with the knowledge and activities needed to facilitate Dementia Friends Information Sessions with family, friends, colleagues, and the wider community.
Upcoming Dementia Friends Champion Trainings!
You must complete a Dementia Friends for American Indian & Alaska Native Communities Information Session to attend a Champion Training.
To sign up for an Information Session, click here.
The Champion Training will take place quarterly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month:
Please register using the links below. You only need to attend ONE; not all four.
Wednesday January 14th, 2026 1:00 PM Eastern Time / 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Wednesday April 8th, 2026 1:00 PM Eastern Time / 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Wednesday July 8th, 2026 1:00 PM Eastern Time / 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Wednesday October 14th, 2026 1:00 PM Eastern Time / 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Participants must have gone through the Dementia Friends Information Session prior to the Champion’s Training.
Are you looking for the Information Session, instead? Click Here!
About the Champions Training Session:
This is a 2.5 hour training.
This Champions training is based on newly adapted content for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities currently only available through the International Association for Indigenous Aging.
Dementia Friends information sessions (~ 90 minutes) are facilitated by volunteer Champions who have participated in Champion training. This will equip you with the knowledge and activities needed to facilitate Dementia Friends Information Sessions with family, friends, colleagues, and the wider community. Learn about the Champion’s role and expectations.
About Dementia Friends:
Dementia Friends is a global movement that aims to change the way people view dementia. By educating communities about what dementia is and how it affects people, we can all make a difference for people affected by dementia. This program has been adapted specifically for American Indian and Alaska Native individuals and communities. Dementia Friends will aid in spreading awareness, reducing stigma, and reducing risk in tribes and urban-Indian communities.
Click here to register for the Champion Training
Click here to register for the Information Session
Roles and Responsibilities
- To promote Dementia Friends throughout your own networks and communities.
- To organize your time, deciding when, and where you are available to lead a minimum of four Dementia Friends sessions per year (in collaboration with the Master Champion, if applicable)
- To act as an ambassador for Dementia Friends, treating everyone with respect and dignity.
- To represent the views of Dementia Friends by following the Champion’s Guide and Session Workbook.
- To describe Dementia Friends sessions as information sessions rather than “trainings,” so that participants will have accurate expectations.
- To read more about the role and responsibilities click here.
