Carers Trust has conducted a survey of young carers (aged 12 to 17) and young adult carers (aged 18 to 25) in the UK to find out how they have been impacted by the coronavirus crisis. This is important as it adds to the evidence of how young carers and young adult carers in the […]

We have 10 free licences available for carers to access online training for carers that is available from Promas. The first three courses are free for everyone, to help you understand how the courses work and how they might be helpful. The next five courses can then be accessed by using a code we at […]

If you are a carer, particularly if you look after someone with Dementia, then you may be interested in these two new groups that are being run by Don’t Tone Alone. Each of the groups meets once a fortnight meaning that one or the other is held every week. Please see the information below and […]

Contact, a charity who work with families who have a child with a disability, are running a programme of parent online workshops. These are being offered free. You can find out more about the workshops and how to book on their family workshops page which is here. The series of virtual workshops give parents the chance […]

Researchers from the University of Kent are looking for study participants to help them to understand how well social care services support people living with dementia and their family and friends, who support them. (IRAS ID: 260302) This research will see those taking part filling in a questionnaire. Who do they need? People living in […]

The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East of England are carrying out research into the impact of coronavirus pandemic on food and eating in the East of England. The pandemic is affecting how people are accessing food, shopping, cooking and eating, and the way food is distributed. The research is to enable immediate lessons to be […]

A postgraduate student at the School of Psychology at the University of East London is conducting research into wellbeing in young adult carers using an online intervention. Participants will be asked to take part in: Two questionnaires Two activities each week designed to improve wellbeing over the course of five weeks To find out more […]

Carers UK and 91 organisations representing unpaid carers, older people, disabled adults and children have joined together to call on the Work and Pensions Secretary to recognise the financial impact Covid-19 has had on people caring round the clock for family members and friends. The open letter, sent today to the Work and Pensions Secretary, […]

The pressures facing young carers during the COVID-19 pandemic have been revealed in new research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) which Caring Together have supported. The restrictions of lockdown and the anxiety related to the risks associated with COVID-19 have been central to young carers’ difficulties, increasing their caring load, preventing them from […]

The Social Care Institute for Excellence have launched their first ever guidance around young carers breaks and the practice examples given include Caring Together’s Free To Be Me project which is funded by a grant from BBC Children in Need.  The guidance is for commissioners, providers and others involved in the planning, shaping and delivery of support for young carers and young adult carers in transition, primarily in England. This guidance supplements […]