Support for carers

In this section you can find information, advice and support for people who provide care for others.

A carer is someone of any age, who, without payment, provides help and support to a partner, child, relative, friend or neighbour, who could not manage without their help. This could be due to age, physical or mental illness, addiction or disability.

Young carers are children who look after someone in their family who has an illness, a disability, a mental health problem or a substance abuse problem. Young carers take on practical and/or emotional caring responsibilities that would normally be expected of an adult.

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The Government's 'New Deal for Carers' updates the 1999 Prime Minsters Strategy for Carers, establishes a help/advice line, emergency cover and an expert carers program.

For more information on the 'New Deal', please see New Deal for Carers and New Deal for Carers strategy review.

Contact The Richmond Carers Centre

Richmond Carers Centre

5 Briar Road
Twickenham
TW2 6RB

Telephone: 020 8867 2380
Email: info@richmondcarers.org
Website: www.carers.org/local/london/richmond/