Carers Support

Find resources for those providing unpaid care to family or friends — 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.

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Young Carers Service

Young Carers are children and young people aged 5-18 years, who help to look after somebody in their family because they have a disability, illness, mental health difficulty or misuse drugs or alcohol. They may help to look after their mam, dad, brother or sister or another person in their family. Most children and young people help out at home w… >

Carers Support groups and Social Activities

You can often feel isolated as a result of your caring role. We understand how important it is to have someone to talk to and to have the opportunity to relax and take a break from caring. We therefore deliver regular peer support groups and social activities across North Tyneside. Many of our groups and activities are run by volunteers who are ca… >

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 … >

Support for Mental Health Carers

We have two Mental Health Carers Wellbeing Workers who can offer specialist support to carers who look after someone with a mental health issue. >

Working for Carers

North Tyneside Carers’ Centre alongside Newcastle Carers and Carers Northumberland are working together to deliver the Working for Carers project. We provide friendly and specialised support for unpaid carers aged 16+ to find a job, maintain employment, access education, training and volunteering opportunities. This project is funded by the UK Go… >

Support with a Carers Assessment

Our Carers Wellbeing Workers can offer you one-to-one sessions where you can discuss your situation and explore the impact of your caring responsibilities on all aspects of your life including your health, wellbeing and finances. They will provide you with individually tailored information, advice and guidance to support you to make informed choic… >