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We are a local registered charity, providing independent information, advice, advocacy and support to unpaid carers of all ages including young carers aged 5 to 18.
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A carer is someone of any age providing unpaid support to family or friends who couldn't manage without this help.
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A carer is someone of any age providing support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. This may be due to a physical or learning disability, mental health condition, long-term illness, addiction or substance misuse. Family carers do not get paid.
Cares can be parents of children and young people with SEND, and brothers and sisters could be young carers. Grand parents may also be carers and require support and information at times and so on. It is important to spell this out because we know from speaking to some parents, and also young people, that they don't recognise themselves as "carers", just family, doing what family do - caring. Families may not realise that there is a support network available.
Things that might affect carers include:
Deteriorating emotional health and wellbeing
Deteriorating physical health and wellbeing
Worsening medical conditions
Social isolation
Loss of a sense of identity
Loneliness
Financial difficulties
Difficulties concentrating at work/school
Difficulties maintaining relationships
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We are a local registered charity, providing independent information, advice, advocacy and support to unpaid carers of all ages including young carers aged 5 to 18.
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We support families living in Kingston. We tailor our support to specifically cater to parents under stress, or living with mental health conditions, and caters for carers.