In April the Welfare and Labor Ministry began a nationwide one-year campaign to help others better understand senile dementia. The campaign targets the mental disorder as a top-priority issue to tackle as the graying of the nation's population progresses. The core organization established for the campaign is called the "100-Member Committee to Build Communities Where You Can Live Without Worry Even If You Suffer From Senile Dementia."

The ultimate goal of the campaign is twofold: disseminate accurate and specific information about senile dementia to help people deepen their understanding of it and, within 10 years, to turn every community in the nation into a place where people with the problem can live safely.

Under the committee, various efforts to help people with senile dementia have been launched. One effort involves nurturing "supporters for people hit by senile dementia." The campaign is aimed at producing 1 million supporters in five years by training people in communities and workplaces.