Carers

Support, information and advice for carers.

England: national support

Alzheimer’s Society – support for carers for people with Alzheimer’s

Carers UK – volunteer and online support group directory

Carers Trust – find carer support and replacement care services

Carefree – provides discounted breaks for carers

Dementia Carers Count – support for family carers and information about dementia

Disability Law Service – legal advice for people with disabilities and their carers

Down’s Syndrome Association – support for people with Down’s Syndrome and their carers

Guide Dogs – training for carers, friends and family for guide dog support

Herbert Protocol – national scheme for carers to compile useful information to be used by police when a vulnerable person goes missing

Mencap – advice and support for people with a learning disability and their carers and family

National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF) – organisation of parent carer forums across England

Newlife – helpline and support for families caring for disabled or terminally ill children

Steps Ahead Mentoring – programme to help parents and carers return to employment

The League of the Helping Hand – financial support that includes grants for people caring for an adult or child with a disability

Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire

Banes Carers Centre supporting Carers living in Bath and North East Somerset

Carers Support Centre  a charity which provides support and advice to carers of any age living in the Bristol and South Gloucestershire areas

Chat health - Somerset Text support for carers of children up to aged 19 with the public health nursing team

Health Connections Mendip support for carers in the Mendip area

Somerset community connect young carers, caring for a child, someone with a health condition, support and respite for carers

Somerset Carers Free support and information for carers

Somerset Council - help to choose the right care and support and support to prevent a crisis

Social care and health -Somerset Somerset Young Carers project

Wellbeing South Somerset support for all types of carers

Gloucestershire Carers Hub Support for Carers

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire

Bedford Borough Council – provides information for carers

Bedfordshire Wellbeing Service - offers a range of free and confidential talking therapies and specialist support 

Carers In Bedfordshire - Support for carers of family members throughout Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire Council - Central Bedfordshire County Council information for Carers and sign up for Carer’s Passport

Disability Resource Centre - offers peripatetic Careers Support Officers who can visit Carers in their own homes if necessary, offering advice and information

Families United Network - FUN provides service for families with children and young people aged from birth to 40 years

Carers In Herts - Give support and information to unpaid family and friends who look after someone

Young Carers - Carers In Herts - Local support and free activities for children and young people with caring responsibilities

Home - Crossroads Caring For Life - Support for unpaid family carers and the people they care for in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust - Working with Carers in Hertfordshire to identify and support carers

Hertfordshire County Council - Information for Carers/ Young Carers

Wellbeing Service - Provides support for carers and people who are struggling with the reality of living with long term physical health conditions

Support Social Groups - Memory Way Cafes for carers together with their friend or family members living with dementia, to enjoy activities and socialise

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

Slough Carers Support - provides information and support for carers in Slough

Adult Carers - Carers Bucks – provides information for unpaid carers in Buckinghamshire

Carers MK - to support unpaid carers in Milton Keynes

PACA MK - an independent forum for parent carers of children and young people with disabilities or additional needs in Milton Keynes

Oxfordshire Specialist Advice Service – see website for details

Devon and Cornwall

Care and Support in Cornwall - for residents of Cornwall requiring care and support

Caring for Carers - a partnership between Improving Lives Plymouth and Age UK Plymouth

Devon Information Advice and Support - support children and young people with SEND, and their parents and carers

Devon Carers - a support service provided by eight voluntary sector organisations working together across the County

Devon County Council - Family Information Service

Livewell Southwest -support people to lead independent, healthy lives

Torbay Carers Service – provides information and support for carers in Torbay

Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight

BCP Council - Support and advice for young carers

Dorset Mind Mental Health - Carers in Mind is a twice–monthly support group to help carers take a break from caring and focus on self-care

Carer Support Wiltshire - Help and advice for carers

Swindon Carers - Supporting Carers in Swindon

Wiltshire Parent Carer Council - Information and advice for parents and carers for children and young people with special education needs and/or disabilities

Carers in Southampton - A free service for anyone giving their time, unpaid, to look after a family member, friend or neighbour

Hampshire County Council - Support for carers

Soco music project - Soco music project - Soco music project - provides music making activities that engage and inspire

Carers IW - Isle of Wight - A range of services and support to unpaid adult carers of adults

East London

Havering Carers Hub – contact your Work Coach about this support for carers of adults in Havering

Skills Conditionality Opportunities – contact your Work Coach for the latest training opportunities for carers in East London

Essex

4SX – contact your Work Coach about this first aid course for carers in Essex

Community Agent Essex – county wise support (except Thurrock and Southend) for older people, people with autism or learning difficulties and their informal carers

Health Talk – self help for parents or carers of young people who have attempted suicide or self harmed from the University of Oxford

Southend Borough Council - provides support services for young carers in Southend

Kent

Carers First – offers support for carers and young carers across Medway

Carers Support Service – offers information, support assessments and a young carers service in East Kent

Crossroads – provides wellbeing and crisis services for carers in Kent

Help To Care – speak to your Work Coach about this app for carers in Kent to promote better mental health for carers

Imago – provides a personalised young carers service across Kent

Kent Country Council – support for carers across Kent excluding Medway

Rethink Carers Support – provides support for carers caring for someone with mental illness in Kent

wHoo Cares – provides social and emotional support for vulnerable people and their carers in Chatham’s Hoo Peninsula

South London

Carers Hub Lambeth - support for carers

Carers Lewisham - support for carers

Carers Support Merton - support for carers

Southwark Carers - support for carers

Surrey and Sussex

Action for Carers - Supporting carers of all ages across Surrey

Association of Carers - provides free, volunteer-led support services to unpaid carers in East Sussex.

Care for the Carers - Supporting carers in East Sussex

The Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove - provide family carers with emotional support, advice and a break from their caring role.

Carers Support West Sussex - Local support for carers

East Sussex Young Carers - supports Young Carers aged 5-18

Parents and Carers Support Organisation (PASCO) - supports children with disabilities aged 0-25 and their families in the Chichester and Arun districts of West Sussex

West Sussex Connect to Support - provide information and advice

West London

Brent Council - information for carers

Carers Centre - support for family carers in Brent

Carers Network - information for carers in Hammersmith and Fulham

Carers Trust Hillingdon - Supporting unpaid carers in Hillingdon

Ealing Carers Information - information for carers

Ealing Council - information for carers

Harrow Council - Carer Support

Kingston Carers Network - information for carers

Carers Hub Service Richmond upon Thames - services for carers

Wandsworth Borough Council - Available support for carers

Wandsworth Carers’ Centre - support for carers

Cumbria and Lancashire

Blackpool Carers Centre - provides specialist support, respite and outings for unpaid carers from the age of 5 years and their families

Blackburn with Darwen Carers Service - Support for family members and friends who look after a loved one with an illness, disability or addiction

Care and repair - working with people of all ages in Blackpool by helping them to live independently in their own homes by keeping them safe, warm and secure.

Care Network (Blackburn with Darwen) Ltd - Helping everyone to know where to go to access help, advice and support when they face any of life’s challenges.

Carer Support South Lakes - provide a range of services to support and enhance the lives of unpaid carers of all ages throughout South Lakeland.

Eden Carers - provide information and advice to Carers

Furness Carers - Free information and support for carers

Lancashire County Council - Carer’s assessments - provides help and support for people who need care, and their carers.

West Cumbria Carers - Supporting adult and child carers

Durham and Tees Valley

Durham County - Carer Support - offers a variety of different services to Durham carers providing support in caring for others and provide services to help them look after themselves.

Durham Locate - find out about adult care, support, information and advice in County Durham

Humankind - Darlington Young Carers Service - support if you’re aged from 5 to 25 and are caring for someone in Darlington

Social Care Direct - Durham County Council - can assist you to find information and advice to help you live as independently as you can.

Merseyside

St Helens Young Carers - provides support to young carers.

Sefton Carers - provide free advice and guidance, emotional and practical support, training and a range of holistic therapies for unpaid carers living in Sefton.

North East Yorkshire and the Humber

Hull Connect to Support - find information, advice and to discover local groups, activities and services.

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear

Gateshead Carers Association - support for carers

Newcastle Carers - support for carers

Sunderland Carers Centre - support for carers

South Yorkshire

Beacon South Yorkshire - free support for carers across South Yorkshire

Doncaster Council - Young Carers

RotherHive - wellbeing and mental health resource for Rotherham

Sheffield Carers Centre - support for carers

Sheffield Young Carers - help young carers across Sheffield

West Yorkshire

Carers Leeds – Supporting unpaid carers

Leeds City Council - Adult social care

Making Space - Bradford and Airedale Carer Support Service

Birmingham and Solihull

Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board – provides help to safeguard adults with care and support needs

Father Hudson’s Care - provide a range of care services for people who are disadvantaged, marginalised, or experiencing need in the Birmingham area

Black Country

Buds Dementia Support - support for dementia carers

COPE - Sandwell Council - self-help group for carers of people with mental ill health with regular carers forums, drop-in advice sessions, social events, and training

Crossroads - providing support for carers in Sandwell and the people whom they support

Dudley Carers Hub - run by Dudley Council, supports unpaid carers of all ages

Sandwell Multicare - SCVO - provide home based respite care for families who care at home for people with severe learning disabilities

East Anglia

Caring Together - offers support to family carers of all ages across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk

The Benjamin Foundation - support groups based in locations across Norfolk offering a range of fun activities

Carers Matter Norfolk - provides a service for carers and people who work with carers

Connects & Co - provides support for Young Carers aged 5+

Norfolk Family Carers - offers support for carers

Swan Project - provides virtual support for young carers

West Norfolk Carers - provides support for Young Carers, Young Adult Carers and Adult Carers

Suffolk Family Carers - provides support for people providing adult care

Leicestershire and Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire Carers Association – offers support to unpaid carers

Sapcote Memory Support Hub – provides day clubs for dementia carers

The Carers Centre – offers support to main family carer

Voluntary Action South Leicestershire (VASL) - provides services for any carer

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland

Action for Young Carers - provides free and confidential service that supports young carers

Carers Federation Nottingham – provides support to young carers who are caring for a family member

Carers First – offers support to people who look after a relative or friend

Derbyshire Carers - provides support services to carers across Derbyshire

Rethink Lincoln – a support group for carers and people with mental illness, meets in Lincoln once a month

Mercia

Carers Trust Heart of England - offers carers a safe environment to seek expert advice

Herefordshire Carers – provides support to unpaid Carers in the Herefordshire area

Telford and Wrekin All Age Carers Centre - offers services to family and friend carers of all ages

South Warwickshire Carer Support Service - provides support to people caring for a family member or friend

Worcestershire Association of Carers – provides independent source of information, advice and support for unpaid adult carers in Worcestershire

Young Carers Worcestershire Association of Carers - provides a wide range of trips and activities during school holidays to ensure young carers enjoy a break from their caring responsibilities

Staffordshire and Derbyshire

Carers First - provides confidential advice, information and emotional support to carers

CASS The Carers Association - provides confidential advice, information and emotional support

Derbyshire Carers - offers a wide range of support to carers

Inspirative Arts - offers remote services to support carers

Matinée Outreach - provides free arts-based projects for people living with dementia and their carers

Shared Lives Stoke - provides a service that enables adults with a learning disability to live with an ordinary family

Staffordshire Together for Carers Service - provides information, advice and a wide range of specialist support services to help adult and young carers

Young Carers Service Derbyshire - offers support to young carers

Scotland: national support

ALISS – a support service directory for Scotland

Aberlour Children’s Charity – offers support for children, families and carers to overcome poverty, disadvantage or discrimination

Alzheimer’s Society – support for carers for people with Alzheimer’s

Carer UK – volunteer and online support group directory

Carers UK on GOV.UK – advice on benefits for carers

Carers Trust – find carer support and replacement care services

Carefree – provides discounted breaks for carers

Crossroad Caring Scotland – provides respite care across Scotland with a base in Glasgow

Dementia Carers Count – support for family carers and information about dementia

Disability Law Service – legal advice for people with disabilities and their carers

Guide Dogs – training for carers, friends and family for guide dog support

Herbert Protocol – national scheme for carers to compile useful information to be used by police when a vulnerable person goes missing

Lead Scotland Information Service – information and advice for disabled learners and their carers

National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF) – organisation of parent carer forums across England

Newlife – helpline and support for families caring for disabled or terminally ill children

Sense Scotland – provides support and advisors that work with people who have communication support needs, along with their families and carers

The League of the Helping Hand – financial support that includes grants for people caring for an adult or child with a disability

Young Carer Grant – a yearly payment for young carers

Central Scotland

Epilepsy Connections – charity that provides information and support for people with epilepsy and their family and carers for the Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Forth Valley Health Board

Fair Deal – contact your Work Coach about this service for people with learning difficulties, their families and carers living in Castlemilk

East Scotland

Borders Carers Centre – help and support for unpaid family carers aged 18 and over based in Galashiels

Carers of East Lothian – practical and emotional support and information for carers based in East Lothian

Carers of West Lothian - practical and emotional support and information for carers based in West Lothian

EVOC Red Book – list of carer’s support available in Edinburgh

Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre – support for carers of any age living in Falkirk and Clackmannanshire

MECOPP – support for ethnic minority carers in Edinburgh and the Lothians

Signpost – support and information for children and young people with additional support needs and their carers in West Lothian

Stirling Carers Centre – support and advice for carers living throughout Sterling

The Action Group – support and job opportunities for children and adults with support needs and learning disabilities and their carers in Edinburgh

The Broomhouse Centre – a community development trust ran by local people in Broomhouse, Parkhead and Sighthill that offers carer support services on rotation

The Unpaid Carers Project – ran by the Planetary Healing Centre, this project offers stress relief for disadvantaged unpaid carers in Edinburgh

Vocal – support services for unpaid carers in Edinburgh and Midlothian

North East Scotland

Angus Carers Centre – provides support and advice for carers and young carers

Carers of Dundee – support for carers in Dundee who carer for people with mental health challenges

Fife Carers Centre – support for unpaid carers in Fife

PKAVS – supports unpaid carers, young carers and parent carers in Perth and Kinross

Support in Mind – support for carers who care for people with mental health challenges in Angus

Northern Scotland

Connecting Carers – support, advice and volunteering opportunities for carers in the Highlands

Western Isles Community Care Forum – contact your Work Coach for details on this carer support forum for Wester Ross, Skye, Lochalsh and Lochaber

South West Scotland

Dumfries and Galloway Multicultural Society – offers support for unpaid carers from the ethnic minority community

Intellectual Disability Service – advice and training for carers on specific intellectual disabilities such as autism and dementia in Dumfries and Galloway

Parent Inclusion Network – support groups for parents and carers with a disabled child in Dumfries and Galloway

West Scotland

Argyll and Bute Caring for People Helpline – provides support for individuals self isolating or vulnerable when their usual support network isn’t available

Carers Link – local support for carers in East Dunbartonshire

Carers Together – connects carers in North Lanarkshire with working professionals for future opportunities

Crossroads North Argyll – offers local respite services for carers in Oban

Inverclyde Carers Centre – offers support for unpaid carers and health walks for all carers in Inverclyde

Lanarkshire Carers Centre – offers support for carers in Lanarkshire

North Argyll Carers Centre – offers support for unpaid carers in Oban

Renfrewshire Carers Centre – offers support for carers in Renfrewshire

West Dunbartonshire Carers Centre – offers support for carers in West Dunbartonshire

Wales: national support

Alzheimer’s Society – support for carers for people with Alzheimer’s

C.A.L.L. – Community Advice and Listening Line offers mental health support and advice across Wales

Carers Wales – support for carers in Wales

Carers UK on GOV.UK – advice on benefits for carers

Carers Trust – find carer support and replacement care services

Carefree – provides discounted breaks for carers

Dementia Carers Count – support for family carers and information about dementia

Disability Advice Project – support for carers for education, employment, volunteering and community projects

Disability Law Service – legal advice for people with disabilities and their carers

Down’s Syndrome Association – support for people with Down’s Syndrome and their carers

EPP Cymru – health and wellbeing courses for people with a carer and their carers

Guide Dogs – training for carers, friends and family for guide dog support

Herbert Protocol – national scheme for carers to compile useful information to be used by police when a vulnerable person goes missing

Listening Support Services – telephony support for carers

Mencap – advice and support for people with a learning disability and their carers and family

Newlife – helpline and support for families caring for disabled or terminally ill children

The League of the Helping Hand – financial support that includes grants for people caring for an adult or child with a disability

North and Mid Wales

Action for Children – contact your Work Coach about this support for young carers aged 18-24 for help with training, education and respite care

Anglesey Country Council Break for Carers – service to help with respite care for carers

ASNEW – provides advocacy services for carers in North East Wales

Carer’s Information Service (AVOW) – information, advocacy and advice for carers about the Carers Information Service

Carers Outreach – support for unpaid adult carers in Gwynedd, Conwy and Anglesey

Carers Trust North Wales (Crossroads Care) – support for carers across North Wales

Credu – support for carers and their families in Powys

Denbighshire Young Carers – information and support from the local authority for young carers

Hafal – supports people with serious mental health challenges and their carers

Jigsaw (CAIS) – support for carers who look after someone with life challenges

NEWCIS – supports unpaid carers across Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham

Young Adult Carers Service – contact your Work Coach about this service for young carers aged 18-25 that can help with education, training or volunteering

South East Wales

Carers Star Project – support for adult carers living in Merthyr Tydfil - call 01685 707480

Community Connectors – support and signposting services for carers in Newport

Gwent Carers – information for carers on practical advice including a Carers Café meet up - call 01495 367564

South West Wales

Carers Officers – there are Carer Officers based in Bronglais General Hospital, Glagwili General Hospital, Prince Philip Hospital and Withybush General Hospital

Carmarthenshire Council Young Carers Service – support for young carers aged 8-18

Ceredigion County Councilv – information and local support for carers in Ceredigion

Hafal – supports people with serious mental health challenges and their carers (also known as Crossroads in South West Wales)

Swansea Carers Centre – employment support, work club, advocacy, respite care and counselling services for carers in Swansea

West Wales Care Partnership – contact your Work Coach for more information on this carers service in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire