The group of the same name in Hokuryu-cho will be "revived."] "Sorachi Himawari," a Sunagawa-based group to support people with young dementia and their families, will be established to provide a place where people can encourage each other [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital].

Friday, April 5, 2024

The Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, an Internet site operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun (Sapporo City), has published an article (dated April 4) titled "Support for People with Young Dementia and Their Families: Sunagawa Base 'Sorachi Himawari' to Be Established as a Place for Mutual Encouragement.

The article states that "Seiji Otsuji, 61, a mental health worker at the Sunagawa City Hospital Medical Center for Dementia Diseases, took the lead in starting the group to 'revive' the group of the same name that once existed in Hokuryu Town," and that "now that the Hokuryu Town group has disbanded, he felt that 'a place where people can get together and get strength to live positively is needed in Sorachi, Since the summer of 2011, we have been preparing for the establishment of the center.

若年認知症の人と家族支援 砂川拠点「空知ひまわり」発足へ 互いに勇気付けられる場に【北海道新聞デジタル】
Sorachi Himawari, a Sunagawa-based organization to support young people with dementia and their families, will be established as a place where people can encourage each other [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital].
 
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