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Rethink Carer Support: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Services and Groups |Last updated: 19/04/2024

We are run by carers, with carers, for carers of adults with mental health problems. Our aims are to: • Support and inform each other – through monthly groups, a phone line, informal advocacy and financial help – so that we know we are not alone • Help each other develop the knowledge skills and confidence to do the best we can for our loved one with mental health problems • Provide information about training, helpful local agencies and rights • Work with carers to strengthen their voice as experts by experience so that the limited resources available to mental health and social care are put to the best possible use • Engage constructively with NHS and local authority commissioners and the NHS Provider Trust Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT), to improve services – injecting where necessary a sense of urgency and an element of challenge

Oxford Carers Support Service

Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/06/2023

Oxford Carers Support believes that carers have an invaluable role in helping people recover from mental illness and that they should be acknowledged, valued and supported. We place people who use our services at the centre of everything we do. We provide high quality services and welcome feedback from service users to constantly develop and improve them. We are a highly experienced team of senior mental health recovery workers, working across Oxfordshire, specialising in supporting carers of people living with a mental illness. We work closely with Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership, signposting and referring to services and providing a carers course within the Oxfordshire Recovery College. The service provides specialist training sessions to unpaid carers throughout the year including: - Caring and coping Mental health first aid (adult and youth)

Dorset Carers Support

Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/06/2023

Dorset Carers Support oﬀers advice, information and peer support for people who look after someone living with mental illness throughout the Dorset Council area. We provide one to one and group support on a wide range of topics including, specialist emotional support, targeted 1:1 support to identify and achieve personal goals, navigating the mental health system, information on conditions, medications, as well as carers rights. Our service also oﬀers group activities and outings so that our attendees can meet other carers in their local area. In addition to this we manage a carer respite fund providing respite for carers in order to improve wellbeing. We also provide specialist training to support unpaid carers of someone with a mental illness. Our service is open to people based in Dorset except for residents who live in Bournemouth and Poole who can contact CRISP (www.crispweb.org)

Derby Walk and Talk Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 19/04/2024

We aim to combine traditional peer support with physical activity to improve the mental wellbeing of our members. The group will go on a different walk each week, around the local area to improve fitness and confidence and build friendships. We appreciate that public transport can sometimes be late. If you are planning to come along, please message us so that we know to wait for you.

Dorset Carers Self-Referral form

Services and Groups |1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023

Dorset Carers Self-Referral form If you would like to make a self-referral to the Dorset Carers Service, please fill in the contact details below and a member of our staff will be in contact within three working days. If you prefer, you can email dorsetcarers@rethink.org Would you like support via our online newsletter? If so, please e-mail us at the...

Pocklington Carers Support Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 17/04/2024

We are a volunteer led peer support group offering a confidential and welcoming space where members can share experiences and talk freely while offering each other support and information. New members are always warmly welcomed.

Oxford Carers YMHFA Training

Services and Groups |1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023

Youth Mental First Aid Training Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) courses are for everyone who works with, lives with or supports individuals who experience mental health issues. They will teach you the skills and confidence to spot the signs of mental health issues in a person, offer first aid and guide them towards the support they need. In doing...

Rethink Companions Carer service

Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/06/2023

Companions Carers support offers one to one advice and signposting on all carers issues and the opportunity to attend the “Caring and coping” course that covers the following areas; • Wellbeing for carers • Carers rights • Carers assessment/benefits • Carers breaks.

Oxford City Carers Support Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/06/2023

We are a peer-led support group for carers. We know that being a carer can be isolating, so we aim to introduce you to other carers in the same situation. We share helpful information and invite guest speakers to talk at meetings.

Oxfordshire Veteran Mental Health Carers Support Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 09/10/2023

The overall purpose of the Oxfordshire Veteran Mental Health Carers Support Group is to provide a supportive environment where family and friends of veterans affected by mental health issues can come together to share experiences and support each other.

Braintree Rethink Carers Support Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/06/2023

The aims of this friendly group are to offer support to each other and help increase the awareness of mental illness and the effect it can have on carers, and those experiencing mental illness. We also try to stop the stigma associated with mental illness with community events and fundraise to help those that need in most in the local community.

Weymouth Carers Support Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/10/2023

We are a well-established voluntary peer support group that supports carers of people with lived experience of mental illness. Come and join us every Friday in a function room at the Garden Centre to share information and support in an informal setting over a cup of tea or coffee. We offer a friendly and safe place for a chat and can signpost you to other services. This is an exciting time to join our expanding group, and we welcome your input and ideas. Please feel free to call us for a chat or further information. The best way to contact us is via our email: weymouthcarersgroup@rethink.org You might also be interested in Rethink Dorset Carers Support Service who provide one to one and group support on a wide range of topics, including specialist emotional support, targeted 1:1 support to identify and achieve personal goals, navigating the mental health system, information on conditions, medications, as well as carers rights. For more information email dorsetcarers@rethink.org

Daventry Mental Health Carers

Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/06/2023

Our Daventry Carers group offers support for people whose friends or family have been affected by mental illness. We have been meeting regularly for several years but always welcome new members to join us. We provide mutual support and information through an understanding of shared experiences. We are active in the local community, create publications and deliver a programme of guest speakers who cover a variety of topics of interest. Meetings are relaxed and therapeutic, and support is offered in a safe and non-judgemental manner.

Folkestone Rethink Carers Support Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/06/2023

We aim to offer a supportive environment to carers as well as some people living with mental illness. We offer a relaxed and friendly space where people can share their problems and learn about organisations and support services that may be able to help them

Canterbury & Coastal Rethink Carers Support Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/06/2023

Our group aims to help carers and their partners, relatives and friends with a wide range of mental health problems, including accessing the information they need. We offer a safe environment where people feel at ease. We hold monthly meetings that give carers the opportunity to talk about the issues that are affecting them. At alternate meetings, we invite speakers to share their expertise to a wider audience. We also produce a monthly newsletter and offer telephone support. Our group members raise awareness of the support of Rethink Mental Illness in the community by attending at Southeastern train stations health events, we also stage an annual sponsored fundraising bike ride event, the next being on Sunday 15th May 2022. Our group has a physical activity initiative too, called the ‘Bike Ride, Walk and Talk’, further details can be obtained by contacting cccarergroup@gmail.com We embrace opportunities to extend our provision of activities that bring families of Carers and their loved ones who are service users.

Rethink Woking Mental Health Carers Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/06/2023

Our group offers support to carers of people who have lived experience of mental illness. We believe in information sharing and we ensure that we are able to signpost our group members to services in our local area. We also have guest speakers to share their expertise and knowledge.

Gillingham and Shaftesbury Carers Support Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 16/01/2024

We are a small, well-established voluntary peer support group whose members are carers of people with lived experience of mental illness. We are reaching out to new members to come and join us to help the group grow and expand, as we know firsthand how valuable this support can be. We offer a friendly and safe place where we can share experiences and signpost each other to resources. We meet twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 10am until 12pm. On the 2nd week of the month, we meet in Gillingham at Gillingham Community Church, Wessex House, 8 High Street, Dorset, SP8 4AG. Then on the 4th week of the month, we meet in Shaftesbury at Father’s House, Christy’s Lane, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8PH. Please feel free to call us for a chat for further information. The best way to contact us is via our email: ndorsetcarersgroup@rethink.org You might also be interested in Rethink Dorset Carers Support Service who provide one to one and group support on a wide range of topics, including specialist emotional support, targeted 1:1 support to identify and achieve personal goals, navigating the mental health system, information on conditions, medications, as well as carers rights. For more information email dorsetcarers@rethink.org

South West Carers 4 BPD

Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/06/2023

South West Carers is a voluntarily led peer support group for carers, who face the challenge of loving and caring for someone who has borderline personality disorder (BPD). We meet twice a month on Wednesday evenings , alternating between Zoom meetings and face to face meetings in Bristol city centre. We offer a safe and friendly space to share worries, experiences, and our hopes for the future. We work together to access guidance and practical advice from experts in BPD and try to raise the profile of this distressing mental disorder. Please contact us by our email and we will get back to you with more details of the next meeting and to let you know more about the group. Group members say that they feel less alone and really value being able to talk to people who understand the complexities of caring for someone with BPD.

Beverley Rethink Carers Support Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/06/2023

Our Beverley Carers group has been running since 2003 and offers people that care for support someone with mental illness the chance to meet in a safe and supportive space. Our friendly group gets together once a month to share experiences, support and information. We occasionally organise for speakers to talk about topics of interest and keep us up-to-date about helpful services in the local area. New members are warmly welcome.

CAT (Carers All Together) Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 09/10/2023

We are Carers Altogether; we are a friendly group that meet once a month in the morning. Offering a safe relaxed space for people caring for someone living with mental illness the opportunity to share what sort of month they’ve had and do so freely and without judgement. We provide information, share knowledge, skills and offer support and encouragement to one and another. For many of us it’s about enjoying the company and support of others in a similar position as to ours, and always over a relaxing cuppa and a few biscuits. New members are always welcome.

Rethink Shrewsbury Carers Support Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 09/10/2023

We are a long-standing peer support group for carers that offers information and support relating to mental health. We do this by sharing experiences and organising speakers to talk about mental health topics. Group members stay informed about local mental health matters and campaign on local issues. New members are always welcome. For meeting venue details, please contact the group via phone or email

Salisbury Rethink Carers Support Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/06/2023

February 2023: Do you care for someone with a mental illness and want to talk to someone in a similar situation? This is a long-standing and friendly group who meet to share experiences and learn more about mental illness and navigating the health and social care systems. The group is not presently meeting but are interested in new members and restarting the group so please get in contact if you would like to be involved or see a group for carers running in the area. Please contact the South West Community Group Development Officer, Dominique Toyra on the contact details above.

Wakefield Rethink Carers Group

Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/06/2023

We are pleased to announce our group is meeting once again after a period of suspension due to COVID. Our Wakefield Carers group has been meeting for several years now. We are a friendly group that meets once a month in an afternoon. We offer a safe, relaxing space for people caring for someone with mental illness to share what sort of month they've had. This typically leads to members offering support and encouragement to each other. We never put pressure on anyone to share. We just offer the space for people to do so freely and without judgement, so our members feel less isolated and more supported. As we meet in an afternoon, we provide a simple lunch buffet with tea and coffee that we can enjoy together while we talk. On occasions, we also arrange social outings outside our regular meetings. New members are warmly welcome.

Ilminster/Chard and Langport Mental Health Carers

Services and Groups |Last updated: 09/10/2023

Ilminster/Chard and Langport Mental Health Carers are a group that has been established and meeting for many years for mutual support and the sharing of information. They are all carers of people with lived experience of mental illness and have offered invaluable help and understanding to those in a similar position for many, many years. It has come the time for Mavis and Roger, who have been running the group for many years to move onto pastures new and this will happen after the summer of 2023 after a boat trip in August and a summer luncheon in early September. The group, therefore, is looking for new members, including those willing to help organise. It can be very informal – the group have been meeting at a garden centre café these past years - but it would be lovely to keep the wonderful legacy of this caring, warm and longstanding group going. All ideas are welcome! If you are interested in a group for family, friends and carers of those with lived experience of mental illness in this area please contact Dominique, the Community Group Development Officer for the Southwest, on the contact details above. She will be very happy to chat to you about the group and to connect potential and existing members and we would love to hear from you.

Exmouth Mental Health Carers (St John's Group)

Services and Groups |Last updated: 15/11/2023

We offer a friendly, welcoming space for carers, families and friends of people with lived experience of mental illness. Information, peer support and signposting will be offered alongside a chance to share experiences and make new friends. We also sometimes have speakers and run workshops with local organisations. We meet in Exmouth on the first Thursday of every month at St. John’s Court in an informal setting. Refreshments are available and someone will be in the lobby area to greet you. We will occasionally have a meal out together or other excursions. For more information and to let us know to expect you, please email exmouthcarers@rethink.org Please come and join us!

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