Date: June 2013

In 2012, the Australian Parliamentary House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing held an inquiry into dementia early diagnosis and intervention practices in Australia.

The CRC made a submission to this inquiry detailing the key challenges in this research field and how early intervention can improve the quality of life for people with dementia. The submission described the inability to diagnose dementia before substantial cognitive decline has occurred as a key roadblock for the prevention and effective treatment of dementia at present.

Several CRC Participant organisations also made independent submissions. You can read submissions from CSIRO, the National Ageing Research Institute, and Pfizer Australia on the linked pages.

The final report from the House Standing Committee on Health and Ageing encouraged ongoing government and non-government support for dementia research. It also endorsed the importance of research and awareness raising about preventative lifestyle factors for dementia.

The final report from the House Standing Committee on Health and Ageing is available here.

Read the CRC for Mental Health’s submission here.