Connected Lives: Dementia-Aware Volunteering
Strengthening social connection and dementia‑inclusive volunteering in Scotland’s communities
Connected Lives: Dementia‑Aware Volunteering is a Scotland‑wide programme led by Befriending Networks, funded by the Scottish Government, to strengthen social connection and dementia‑inclusive volunteering in communities.
The project provides free dementia and social connection training, resources and e‑learning for staff, volunteers and carers in community organisations. By building confidence, skills and understanding, Connected Lives helps organisations deliver dementia‑inclusive services and supports volunteers to develop safe, meaningful relationships that help people with dementia and carers stay connected within their communities.
CPD-Accredited Dementia and Social Connection Training
Learn how to make your community more welcoming and supportive for people living with dementia. Join online or in-person at 20 locations across Scotland.
Dementia-Aware e-learning for volunteers and carers
Later in the year, we will launch a new short, self-paced e-learning course to help you support people living with dementia.
The friendly, collaborative, and interactive nature of the session and sharing experience and understanding of the topic with others, whilst being excellently facilitated by Victoria, is my favourite thing about this event.
Your training toolkit is fabulous – absolutely incredible, I have signposted it to everyone – it is amazing how much detail is included in all the elements! Thank you
I am a family carer and Dementia is an issue for one of the people I care for. I found this whole training to be very mindful of the position of carers also, so again thank you.
Latest News
Booking now open for our new Dementia and Social Connection training in Scotland
Organisations operating in Scotland can now book up to 2 free places for our Connected Lives training. Gain the skills… Read more
Meet our Connected Lives team
We are delighted to introduce the 3 freelance specialists who will be supporting the delivery of the Connected Lives project…. Read more