Dementia and the Ageing Prisoner

Dementia and the Ageing Prisoner

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Wednesday, 09 March
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wollongong, New south Wales

The ageing prison population is increasing worldwide, almost doubling in the last decade in Australia. Little is known about this group and the impact their ageing may have on their prison community and the justice system.  Older prisoners require physical and psychological monitoring, environmental modifications and tailored programs designed for their specific needs.

This presentation will look at:

  • ageing prisoner demographics
  • complexities to do with their remand
  • policy implications of providing for their  increasing cognitive and physical frailty

About the presenters:

M.Cations
Monica Cations Research Psychologist, DCRC

Monica is a PhD Candidate with the INSPIRED project at the DCRC-ABC, investigating  lifestyle & environmental risk factors for Younger Onset    Dementia (YOD). She is also a research assistant for the HALT (Halting Antipsychotics in Long Term Care) project and a passionate  advocate for risk reduction; spreading the message of healthy living in early life to reduce the risk of dementia later on.

 

Dr Adrienne Withall Senior Research Fellow, UNSW
Dr Adrienne Withall
Senior Research Fellow, UNSW

Adrienne is a Senior Lecturer in Ageing and Mental Health at UNSW Australia. She is passionate about improving service provision for people with cognitive impairment and is a Chief Investigator on the INSPIRED Study of young onset dementia. She is a member of the NSW Ministry of Health’s Dementia Expert Advisory Group and is a Board Member of the International Psychogeriatrics Association’s Young Onset Dementia Taskforce. Dr Withall co-authored ‘Alcohol and the Adult Brain’.

 

The lecture will commence at 6pm.  Refreshments will be served after the lecture.  If you are not able to make it to the campus, the lecture will also be streamed live (registration still required).

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