Carers Support West Sussex

Provides free, confidential and impartial information and support to carers in West Sussex. The service includes information and advice, specialist support, help for carers who are worried, how to stay well and time out from the caring role. A carer is someone of any age who provides unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. This could be caring for a relative, partner or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or substance misuse problems. Carers may even be juggling paid work with their unpaid caring responsibilities at home. The term carer should not be confused with a care worker, or care assistant, who receives payment for looking after someone. If you are a carer, your local Carers’ Centre may be able to help make things easier for you. Each centre delivers a wide range of local support services to meet the needs of carers in its community. These range from support services catered to the carer, the needs of the person you care for and the services your council may provide. Carers have different needs and centres can assist you in information regarding health issues, entitlements, mobility, grants for holidays, equipment and support.

• Carer support groups / activities
• Carers of people with mental health issues
• Education training and carers in employment
• Parent carers
• Young and young adult carer services