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On November 17, 2022, more than 50 people attended our 2nd annual virtual community event including young caregivers, families, students,...

The policy brief was originally developed to influence policy-making through sharing with Members of Provincial Parliament and political...

More than 40 people attended our virtual community event including young caregivers, families, students, service providers, researchers,...

Community Event: Connecting Young Caregivers and Healthcare ProvidersNovember 20, 2021 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM To save the date and for...

The study is a collaboration with Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), Brock University, Young Caregivers...

Phase 2 of the Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), Brock University, and Young Caregivers Association (YCA)...

Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), Young Caregivers Association (YCA), Brock University, and Ontario Tech...

In Ontario alone, it is estimated that there are over 500,000 young carers who provide physical, medical, emotional, or other supports to...

For the past school year, the Spare a Thought for Dementia Collaborative partnered with the nursing program at Brock University and the...

In October of 2018, Dr. Kristine Newman from Toronto Metropolitan University's (formerly Ryerson University) Daphne Cockwell School of...

Our team, Spare a Thought for Dementia, recently participated in the annual Walk for Memories organized by Alzheimer's Society of...

Students enrolled at Ryerson's School of Professional Communication collaborated with Dr. Kristine Newman and Jacky Au Duong, CCK, to...

Dr. Kristine Newman presented a poster at the 2018 Gerontological Nursing Association of Ontario's Biennial Conference (GNAO 2018), held...

On March 13th, 2018, Dr. Kristine Newman and the Centre for Communicating Knowledge hosted a workshop on Active Student Citizenship...

On a bright Saturday morning in February, Ryerson's Spare a Thought for Dementia team met at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Toronto to...

Dr. Kristine Newman and Jacky Au Duong presents the making of the Spare a Thought for Dementia to Ryerson University's Faculty of...

Lisa Loiselle, Associate Director of Research at the Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program, discusses the Young Carers Project...

Christopher Wynn discusses some of the learning curves and challenges he had to deal with while caring for his father who was diagnosed...

Felicia White shares her experiences working with the Dementia community. Watch what she has to say!Felicia White discusses the...

Watch this video to learn more about some of the challenges that Zameer Bharwani faced while running a youth organization.  Zameer...