Support For Carers

This week is Carers Week

Caring can be tough, and you need to look after yourself.
This means looking after your mental wellbeing as well as your physical health. Being a carer can have a negative impact on your physical health – exhaustion, skipping meals, or muscle strain from lifting.

It can also impact on your mental health – you may experience feelings of frustration, anxiety, guilt or depression. We want you to take care of yourself, both your physical health and mental health.

No-one is born a carer.  We become carers at some point at our lives, sometimes as young people, sometimes later in life.  Sometimes we are prepared, but sometimes it comes as a shock and upends our lives and our plans. It can be overwhelming. But remember, you are not alone.

SUPPORT FOR CARERS

1. Wellbeing
   We all need a break from caring from time to time. Taking a break is vital for your own wellbeing and allows you to be a better carer.
   Check out our  online and in person workshops and events on our events calendar
2. Visit our out-of-hours Safe Haven service in Redhill
   Open for people experiencing a mental health crisis, our face-to-face drop-in service is open 365 days a year between 6.00pm & 11.00pm.
   Find out more on our Facebook page including opening times, maps and directions.You can also drop-in to speak to someone who knows what you’re going through, drop-in for peer or wellbeing support daily between 6pm and 8pm.
   Wingfield Resource Centre | St Anne’s Drive | Redhill | RH1 1AU
   Find us easily by using this what3words location: https://w3w.co/snows.quite.sound
3. Attend Virtual Safe Haven 
   We are also available to offer crisis support virtually (by video call, using the secure app Attend Anywhere) with the link: https://nhs.vc/sabp/safe-haven-redhill
   This virtual service is available from 6.30pm to 10.30pm.
4. Other useful links
   Action for Carers Surrey  Action for Carers | Supporting carers of all ages across Surrey
   Carers Network    Carers Network – No one should care alone (carers-network.org.uk)