Carers Support

Welcome to the Carers Support Category, a dedicated space for those providing essential unpaid assistance to family members, friends, partners, or neighbours facing challenges managing on their own. Whether it's offering support due to illness, disability, substance misuse, or mental health, your commitment as a carer is invaluable. Here, we acknowledge and appreciate the crucial role you play in enhancing the wellbeing of those under your care. Our resources are tailored to provide support, guidance and valuable information to make your caregiving journey more manageable and rewarding. Connect with our community and explore resources designed to assist you in your important role as a caregiver.

Carers for users of drugs and alchol

Services

Training and Information sessions for carers

Click here to see our latest Training Sessions We provide carers with up-to-date and practical information and training sessions to help them in their caring role and to support their wellbeing. In venues across North Tyneside, we offer face-to-face sessions based on the topics and issues that carers find helpful. The programme includes sessions … >

Gosforth Al-Anon

Al-Anon Family Groups provide support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking, regardless of whether that person is still drinking or not. >

PROPS North East - support for those affected by others' substance use

PROPS is a specialist service for people whose lives are affected by someone else’s drug or alcohol use. We currently support families in Newcastle and North Tyneside. We understand how difficult it can be supporting someone who uses alcohol or drugs. We understand how stressful, worrying, upsetting, and isolating it can be. For adults and young… >