Carers In Mind Project

Project Details

• Address
  Richmond Healthcare Hamlet, Kew Foot Road, Richmond TW9 2TE
• Telephone
  020 8940 7384
• E-mail
  carers@rbmind.org
• Carers Project Co-ordinator
  Kim Willson
• Directions
  • Nearest train and tube station: Richmond
  • Bus Route: 65, 419
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• Languages Spoken
  • English
  • Translation Services Available
• Leaflet
  Download our latest Project leaflet in PDF format

Support Services for Families and Friends

Are you supporting, or intending to support, someone with a mental illness or disorder?

• You could be a partner, family member, friend or neighbour giving support to someone
• Mental illness or disorder can be a common mental health problem or a severe and enduring illness
• If you are providing unpaid support then you are called a ‘ Mental Health Carer’ by services and professionals

Carers play a vital role in helping to look after people experiencing mental distress. Carers in Mind aims to support you - you are not alone. Get in touch and we will arrange a one to one session to have a chat and talk about what support would be most helpful for you.

Support services for families and friends supporting someone with a mental illness or disorder; click here to find out more information on what is available through the project. 

If you are a Mental Health Carer and in need of urgent help, find out more information on Coping in a Crisis here

We believe:

• As a Carer you should be recognised and listened to by professionals as a partner in providing care.
• You should be treated with dignity and respect and involved in decisions that affect you and/or the person you care for whenever possible.
• You have the right for your own needs to be assessed by the Mental Health Trust or Richmond Social Services.

If the person you care for wishes their treatment to be kept confidential you should still be given sufficient information, in a way that you can readily understand, to help you care safely and effectively. For a more information on Confidentiality please go to Further Reading.

We work with partners to promote Carers as equal partners in care and to improve awareness of Carers needs and services offered to Carers.

If you are interested to learn more about how you can take a break you can access through the Carers In Mind project please click here for the latest version of Dates for Your Diary.

Download a PDF version

To save the PDF to your computer: PC users select the link and right-click the mouse, select link target. Mac users click the link.

• Carers in Mind Newsletter Spring 2010
• Support Services for Mental Health Carers through The Carers in Mind Project
• Carers in Mind Project Leaflet
• Carers in Mind Dates for Your Diary Spring 2010

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