Design for Dementia, Mental Health and Wellbeing

Kristina Niedderer is Professor of Design at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.Geke Ludden is Professor of Interaction Design at the University of Twente, the Netherlands.Tom Dening is Professor of Dementia Research in the School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK.Vjera Holthoff-Detto is Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany.

• 1. Introduction: designing for wellbeing in the context of dementia, mental illness and neurodiversity Part 1: Co-designing for wellbeing 2. A moral compass for co-creation challenges involving experts by experience in research and innovation projects in mental health and wellbeing in later life 3. Co-design for sustainable youth mental health in Australia 4. Spaces of co-design in mental health, neurology and neuroscience 5. Co-design of eHealth in the context of severe mental illness 6. Guidelines for facilitation: articulating tacit knowledge on co-designing within mental health 7. Psychosocial design and engagement at The Big Anxiety festivals 8. Designing community arts engagement for people with dementia and their informal care partners Part 2: Design interventions 9. Designing for dementia: examining design-led approaches and innovations 10. Reducing anxiety with a HUG 11. DCare: empowering dementia caregivers in Indian families in informal care settings 12. The adaptation of the dementia village model: comparing design features of a Dutch and Canadian dementia village 13. Evaluation of technologies and products for psychosocial intervention and support for and with people living with dementia 14. Identifying and categorising mindfulness-based design interventions to support people with dementia and their wellbeing 15. Mindful design for designers: the dimensions of socio-cognitive mindfulness and correlating the Mindful Design Evaluation Scale and visual cards for expert use 16. Compassionate technology, value-based design for (e-)mental health 17. We want to play too: co-design of a public intergenerational play space and service for improved mental health for older adults in the Australian Capital Territory Part 3: Policy and design 18. Designing and influencing mental health policy: bringing evidence and experience to decision-making 19. How can policymakers design for mental health and wellbeing? 20. Developing culturally appropriate dementia interventions for people from culturally diverse backgrounds 21. Design principles and guidelines for inclusive mHealth design for people living with dementia 22. Flexibility and customisation: starting from ASD to design sensory healthcare environments for people's wellbeing 23. Sensory-friendly LED lighting for healthcare environments: co-producing design regulations to meet autistic needs 24. Conclusion: designing for a better life