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Carers Trust offers a wide range of resources and information for anyone who works with unpaid carers. To find a resource, please use the search options in the right hand column or search through the list below. If you have any queries about our resources, please contact web@carers.org.

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Carers Trust Network Partner local carer organisations can access our Knowledge Hub where you can find resources on best practice, innovation, and shared intelligence from other Network Partners.

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Together: A Whole Family Approach for Young Carers

Carers Trust Scotland is part of an Erasmus+ funded Together: A Whole Family Approach for Young Carers project, with partners based in Belgium, Germany, Greece and Italy. The project aims to raise awareness of young carers and to support them and their families.

Published: 2021

Guidance

Caring for Someone with Dementia/Gofalu am Rywun â Dementia

Caring for Someone with Dementia: A guide for family and friends is a comprehensive resource that brings together the practical information and emotional guidance that carers need to support their own well-being. Mae Gofalu am Rywun â Dementia: Canllaw i deuluoedd a ffrindiau yn adnodd cynhwysfawr sy’n cyfuno gwybodaeth ymarferol a chyfarwyddyd emosiynol sydd eu hangen ar ofalwyr i gefnogi eu llesiant eu hunain.

Published: 2020

Guidance

The Triangle of Care for Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

Carers Trust has developed the Triangle of Care for Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYP MHS) as a supplementary guide to complement the Triangle of Care (Carers Trust, 2013) and to help mental health professionals in CYP MHS to be better able to identify, understand and support carers.

Published: 2020

Good Practice

Triangle of Care Membership Scheme in England

The Triangle of Care membership scheme was developed by Carers Trust and is aimed at mental health providers. The Triangle of Care describes a therapeutic relationship between the patient, staff member and carer that promotes safety, supports communication and sustains wellbeing.

Published: 2020

Good Practice

Identification Practice of Young Carers in England – Review, Tips and Tools

This resource is primarily aimed to be a guide for local government. The Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on local authorities to take ‘reasonable steps’ to identify young carers in their area who have support needs. This resource sets out these duties and shows how local government can work with education, health and social care partners to take the steps necessary to increase identification of young carers.

Published: 2019

Guidance

Triangle of Care Celebration Event Presentation

A presentation from the Triangle of Care Celebration Event which took place on 9 October 2019. The Triangle of Care describes a therapeutic relationship between the patient, staff member and carer that promotes safety, supports communication and sustains wellbeing. 

Published: 2019

Guidance

Triangle of Care Posters and Leaflets

Network Partners, carer services and mental health service providers can promote the Triangle of Care to carers, professionals and service users with these specially designed leaflets and posters. The Triangle of Care describes a therapeutic relationship between the patient, staff member and carer that promotes safety, supports communication and sustains wellbeing.

Published: 2017

Guidance

The Triangle of Care, Carers Included: A Guide to Best Practice for Dementia Care (England)

The Triangle of Care describes a therapeutic relationship between the person with dementia (patient), staff member and carer that promotes safety, supports communication and sustains wellbeing. This guide is aimed at acute hospital wards and services where a person with dementia may be admitted but their dementia is not the reason for their admission.

Published: 2016

Guidance

The Triangle of Care Carers Included: A Guide to Best Practice for Dementia Care in Scotland

The Triangle of Care describes a therapeutic relationship between the person with dementia (patient), staff member and carer that promotes safety, supports communication and sustains wellbeing. To reflect the Scottish context, the Triangle of Care has been adapted to suit the Scottish legislation, initiatives and policies around dementia. 

Published: 2015

Guidance

The Triangle of Care Carers Included: A Guide to Best Practice for Dementia Care in Wales

Carers Trust Wales and the Royal College of Nursing have explored an adaptation of the Triangle of Care to meet the needs of carers of people with dementia in acute hospitals in Wales. The Triangle of Care describes a therapeutic relationship between the person with dementia (patient), staff member and carer that promotes safety, supports communication and sustains wellbeing. 

Published: 2015