Parent carers

Join the Young Carers Alliance and the Carers UK Carers Active project to hear about how sport and keeping active are helping to improve the health and wellbeing of young carers and young adult carers. This forum will give you the opportunity to: Learn about the impacts that caring has on the physical and mental […]

Anjela Jones from Cambridgeshire County Council’s welfare benefits team will be joining us for this workshop. You will be able to get advice and tips on completing the forms when its time to transfer from DLA to PIP. The workshop will focus on: What happens when the young person gets to 16 and needs to […]

Are you caring for a young adult or adult with additional needs? Come and meet other parent carers online at our monthly hub. Our monthly online hub for parent carers who are caring for a young adult or adult with additional needs. The hub is most suitable to parent carers of young people 18 years […]

Caring Together Charity would like to invite parent carers to join us for a wellbeing event. Time to focus on your own health and wellbeing. Information on the online counselling/wellbeing platform Qwell and Kooth. Advice from Healthy You on making small, positive changes to improve your health. CPSL Mind practitioners to offer advice on mental […]

A webinar for unpaid carers around saving energy and money this winter and help available. It will include a Q&A session. With the expected further increase in the cap on energy prices in the Autumn, we know that the rising cost of gas and electricity is a real worry for many unpaid carers. National Energy […]

Are you caring for a young adult/adult with additional needs? Come and meet other parent carers online at our monthly hub. Our monthly online hub for parent carers who are caring for a young adult or adult with additional needs. The hub is most suitable to parent carers of young people 18yrs or over but […]

An opportunity for parent carers to meet up with other parents. The hub is free to attend and open to anyone living in Cambridgeshire or Peterborough. Time to chat – share experience and support other parents. Workshops/training – we will have occasional speaker come along to the hub. Advice and support around transition for families […]

Stress and anxiety is a common presenting mental health issue for children, young people and adults. Learn about support that is available. Join us for a free webinar on support available through Kooth for children (11-18) and Qwell for adults. The event will be online (via Zoom). A link will be sent to attendees registered […]

A chance to share and learn from each other. For the families and friends of people living with schizophrenia. People with mental health conditions, other carers and professionals also welcome. Presentations by: Dr Liliana Galindo Guerin Consultant Psychiatrist CAMEO Joana – person with lived experience Graham and Paul – family members with lived experience. To find […]

Kooth is a digital platform where young people aged 11-18 years old can access to get advice and support. This 30 minute session will give you an overview of Kooth. You will get an opportunity to: Understand the pathways available for young people Know how to support your child/young person to sign up to Kooth […]