Support for young carers and their families in Brighton & Hove
Find support for young carers and their families in Brighton & Hove.
The Young Carers Project
The Young Carers Project can support young carers through access to:
- group support
- school holiday activities
- creative workshops
- term-time drop-in sessions
It can also help by giving young carers an allocated support worker, who'll be a point of contact for them. They can advocate for the young carer and make sure their views are heard, for example at school or in multi-agency meetings.
Sometimes, this worker can offer some emotional support as well.
Support from Best Start Family Hubs
If a young carer and their family need further support, Best Start Family Hubs (or a social worker if the family already has one) can work with the family around anything that they might need support with, to change or improve their situation.
This could be:
- completing a young carer's assessment and plan
- looking at how to increase support for the young carer, and to reduce their caring role and responsibilities where needed and reduce any negative impact they experience
- making sure the right services are involved to support all family members - this can include help to access these services
- advocating for your family
- support around issues like physical and mental health, housing, finances, parenting support, challenging behaviours and issues with education or attendance