Please see the Cardiff & Vale Action for Mental Health website for some limited information on getting help in languages other than English.
Visit www.cavamh.org.uk
OTHER ORGANISATIONS OFFERING INFORMATION AND ADVICE IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH
Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease International - provides access to information on Dementia in 33 languages on it's website - www.alz.co.uk - via it's links to other national Alzheimer's Society sites. Languages include Welsh.
Alzheimer's Society - provides a number of popular factsheets (listed below) that have been translated into Tamil , Gujariti, Bengali, Punjabi, Somali, Urdu, Arabic, French, Polish and Chinese and will be available to download from the website. They will not be printed.
400 What is dementia?401 What is Alzheimer's disease?425 How the GP can help426 Diagnosis and assessment445 Counselling: how can it help?458 Progression of dementia460 Mental Capacity Act 2005467 Financial and legal affairs472 Enduring power of attorney and lasting powers of attorney500 Communicating509 Dealing with aggressive behaviour524 Understanding and respecting the person with dementia
In addition click here for the factsheets currently available in Welsh
Tel: 020 7423 3500 email: [email protected]
Interpretation Services
Finally, the following agencies are able to access an interpretation service where required:
Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board.
Vale of Glamorgan Council
Cardiff City Council