This page is all about the support that is available for carers. A carer is anyone who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, mental health or addiction cannot cope without their support.
Practical help and support for carers
The NHS England website offers practical tips for carers including how you may handle behaviour, moving and lifting people and medicines.
Practical help from the NHSCarer organisations can help you navigate information, to help you get the support you need.
Carer organisationsIf you’re looking for contact details for one of our services, or information about the care we provide please visit our services pages. This can help you, as a carer, understand the care we offer.
Our servicesIf you, or the person you care for, is in a mental health emergency we have information and support available to you. Please reach out if you need to, whenever you feel ready.
What to do in a mental health crisisGetting benefits and support
Get extra support
A carer’s assessment from your local authority’s adult social care services. The assessment is free and will tell you any support you are entitled to.
Carer's assessmentRespite
Find out about your respite options as a carer.
Carers' breaks and respite careFinancial help
You may be able to get financial help. This could include:
- Carer’s Allowance
- Carer’s Credit
- Carer Premium
- Disability Living Allowance for children
Support for young carers
- Help for young carers (opens in a new tab)
- Being a young carer (opens in a new tab)
Local carer organisations
Carers Plus Yorkshire
Support for unpaid carers from Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Hambleton and Richmondshire is available from Carers Plus Yorkshire.
Carer’s Resource
Carer’s Resource provide information, advice and support to carers, to the people they care for and to professionals who work with them. The Carer’s Resource covers Harrogate and Selby areas.
Carers together
Carers together aims to support and connect carers in local communities. They work in Redcar and Middlesbrough.
Durham County Carers Support
Durham County Carers Support is available for those living in County Durham and Darlington. The video below shows some of the support available for carers in their area.
Family support service – Daisy Chain
The Family Support Service, supports people who live in the Tees Valley. The team supports people aged 0-18 years and their families, no matter where they are on their autism, ADHD, sensory processing or Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) journey.
Mind Teesside
There is a carers and families service available from Mind Teesside.
Pop-Up Community Hub
A Pop-Up Community Hub in County Durham and Darlington available to help you access the support you need.
RISE
RISE (Reducing Inequalities, Supporting Employment) supports adults who are currently out of work and have barriers to engaging with employment and/or training. It is for people in North Yorkshire and York.
Stockton Adult Carers Support Service
The Stockton Adult Carers Support Service supports adults in Stockton-on-Tees and carers who care for someone living in the area.
Stamp It Out
Stamp It Out address and challenge barriers around mental health stigma and discrimination in partnership by promoting and educating to raise awareness across County Durham through training packages, roadshows and by attending events.
The Junction Foundation
The Junction Foundation delivers support for Young Carers, Families and Young Adult Carers across South Tees covering Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland.
We Care You Care
The We Care You Care website can give you accessible and relevant information and signposting. It is for all carers living across South Tees.
York Carers Centre
York Carers Centre is a charity supporting carers in the York area.
National carer organisations
Carers Trust
The Carers Trust is a charity for unpaid carers.
Carers UK
Carers UK is a charity that supports carers in the UK.
Citizen’s Advice Bureau
The Citizen’s Advice Bureau (CAB) can give you practical advice on your caring role.
Other advice:
University of York:
Report on supporting unpaid carers around hospital leave. The guidance has been produced from research led by the University of York, co-created with carers, practitioners and clinicians at TEWV and other Trusts.
