A Carer is anyone who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, a mental health concern or an addiction cannot cope without their support.
Anyone could be a Carer – a 15-year-old girl looking after a parent with alcohol dependency, a 40-year-old man caring for his partner who has terminal cancer, or an 80-year-old woman looking after her husband who has Alzheimer’s disease.
The mission of Sutton Carers Centre is to support Carers (and their families) to improve their health, wellbeing and quality of life by:
Sutton Carers Centre works to ensure that every Carer is recognised and respected as an individual and can get the support they need and assurance that they are not alone.
SCC staff and volunteers are trained and experienced to provide support, advice and information using a whole family approach, so that Carers are able to have the best chance of living a healthy and fulfilling life.
Sutton Carers Centre provides an Information, Advice and Support Service which includes:
Sutton Carers Centre also provides a Counselling and Wellbeing Service for Carers who are experiencing common problems such as anxiety and depression. It is a partnership between the NHS and Sutton Carers Centre, and it offers:
We also have mental health specialists working at the Centre who can provide:
Our Young Carers Service is a specialist service for children and young people ages 8-18 who have caring responsibilities. The might be caring for a relative such as a parent, sibling or grandparent who is ill, physically disabled or has a learning disability. This service provides: