A charity at the heart of our community, supporting and inspiring people to improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing.
A charity at the heart of our community, supporting and inspiring people to improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing.
It's estimated that 1.5 million people care for someone with mental ill health in the UK. Mental ill health refers to conditions that have a negative effective on the way someone thinks, feels, and acts. This covers a range of problems and conditions. including:
These are very varied conditions, but carers for people with these conditions can share similar challenges.
Because mental health problems are not 'seen', and the support needed can be more emotional than practical, carers often don't see themselves as carers. But you might be providing all sorts of help - emotional support, positivity, encouragement, and also quite often practical help too, like help with daily tasks when they find things over-whelming. You are a carer.
It can be very hard to fully understand what someone with a mental health problem is going through. But the more you understand the better you can help, and the better you will feel. There may be times when they upset you a great deal. If you can, taking time away can help.
The Mental Health Carers Support Group is run by our Caring for Carers team. The aim of the group is to support carers of people with mental health support needs.