Carers

Learn how to manage your own wellbeing while caring for someone else. Get information and tips on looking after your mental health and finding support.

Support and benefits for carers

Includes carer's assessments, support from local councils, respite care and help for young carers.

Carers UK

Carers UK provides support and advice for people who are carers, and connect people together to create a supportive network.

Carers Trust

Carers Trust work to transform the lives of unpaid carers through collaboration, influence, evidence and innovation.

Rethink Mental Illness - Carer support

Rethink Mental Illness provides tailored information and advice about the care and support available to carers and how they can access it.

How to care for children with complex needs

If your child has been diagnosed with an illness, disability or sensory impairment and needs a lot of additional support on a daily basis, they're described as having "complex needs". Find out more here.

My Care My Home - Finding and funding care

My Care My Home is a service that provides advice and information about finding and funding care. They can help with the options available based on your needs. Visit their site or call 0800 731 8470 between 8am-8pm everyday.

Making voting possible for people being cared for

Everybody with a learning disability and/or autism has the legal right to vote in local and general elections and should be supported to be able to do so. Some people may struggle with the registration process while others may find challenges when going to a polling station or submitting their postal vote. Find out how to support someone to vote here.

LOCAL CARER SUPPORT

Carers Resource

Get support as a carer if you live in West or North Yorkshire.

West Yorkshire Healthier Together - Website for Families

The website provides consistent, accurate and trustworthy healthcare advice to parents, carers, young people, and professionals. West Yorkshire Healthier Together is a free website developed by local healthcare professionals to help parents and carers keep their children safe and healthy.

Carers Leeds

Carers Leeds provide support for all unpaid carers in Leeds. If you are helping a friend or family member due to their illness, disability, mental health issue or a substance misuse problem, you can contact them on 0113 380 4300 or visit their website for more information.